Industry & Trade Egypt to narrow trade deficit by 50% in 2020: minister Yomna Yasser Aug 9, 2017 0 Egypt hopes to cut its trade deficit by 50 percent in 2020 as part of efforts to encourage domestic industries and…
Banks Moody’s: Qatar’s banks face a deteriorating situation as Gulf blockade… Yomna Yasser Aug 8, 2017 0 Moody's Investors Service cut on Tuesday the outlook for Qatar's banking system to negative from stable amid a…
Financial Institutions Moody’s forecasts Egypt account deficit to shrink to 3% of GDP in 2020 Yomna Yasser Jul 22, 2017 0 Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review of Egypt's economic…
Financial Institutions Qatar’s outlook cut by Moody’s amid Saudi-led blockade Yomna Yasser Jul 5, 2017 0 Despite Qatar seeking to ramp up its lucrative LNG (liquefied natural gas) exports in the midst of a tense…
Financial Institutions Moody’s: Egypt’s reviving tourism to prop up banking sector Yomna Yasser Jun 28, 2017 0 A 51 percent year-on-year rise in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2017 is likely to prop up the banking…
Banks Qatar National Bank loses $3 billion in market value after Gulf rift Yomna Yasser Jun 5, 2017 0 Shares of Qatar National Bank (QNB), the Gulf's largest lender, were down as much as 5 percent on Tuesday midday…
Financial Institutions Moody’s: GCC rift could affect Qatar credit quality via trade, capital flows Yomna Yasser Jun 5, 2017 0 Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service is concerned that the rift between Qatar and other regional states…
Financial Institutions Moody’s upgrades Kuwait and UAE credit outlook, cuts Qatar’s debt rating Yomna Yasser May 28, 2017 0 Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Sunday its creditworthiness outlook for both the UAE and Kuwait, but…
Financial Institutions Moody’s downgrades China ratings to ‘A1’ over slowing economy, growing debt concerns Yomna Yasser May 24, 2017 0 Moody's Investors Service downgraded on Wednesday China's credit rating to A1 from Aa3, changing its outlook to…
Financial Institutions Moody’s says Egypt IMF programme will support fiscal, external position Yomna Yasser Mar 29, 2017 0 While Egypt's international Monetary Fund programme will support gradual improvements to the country's fiscal and…