Featured Israel cuts ’24 growth forecast amid ongoing Gaza aggression Aya Anwar Sep 9, 2024 0 Israel’s finance ministry revised its 2024 growth forecast downward to 1.1 per cent, down from 1.9 per cent, due to…
Featured S&P PMI: Lebanon’s private sector sees further decline in August Aya Anwar Sep 4, 2024 0 Lebanon's private sector experienced declining business conditions in August. The index fell to 47.9 from 48.3 in…
Featured Bank of Palestine receives EBRD, IFC equity injection Aya El Sayed Aug 27, 2024 0 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are…
Featured Israeli banks block shekel transfers from Palestinian banks Aya Anwar Aug 21, 2024 0 Israeli banks are blocking shekel cash transfers from Palestinian banks in the West Bank, potentially disrupting…
Stocks Asian stocks climb on rate cut hopes Nada Ali Aug 20, 2024 0 Asian stocks hit a one-month high on Tuesday, boosted by a Wall Street rally fueled by expectations of Fed interest…
Featured Israel’s GDP growth falls short of forecasts Aya Anwar Aug 19, 2024 0 Israel’s economic growth slowed more than anticipated in the second quarter, failing to maintain its initial…
Featured Fitch downgrades Israel to ‘A’, negative outlook Aya Anwar Aug 13, 2024 0 Fitch Ratings has downgraded Israel’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from 'A+' to 'A,' with…
The Watch Oil up on Wednesday Aya Anwar Jul 31, 2024 0 Oil prices surged after Hamas announced Israel's killing of its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, escalating regional…
Featured McDonald’s posts first sales decline in 13 quarters Nada Ali Jul 29, 2024 0 McDonald's reported a surprising one per cent decline in global comparable sales for the second quarter, marking…
Egypt News Egypt’s growth outlook cut to 4% – poll Nada Ali Jul 23, 2024 0 Egypt's economic growth is expected to be lower than earlier anticipated this year, as per a Reuters poll released…