The idea of issuing Islamic bonds, better known as sukuk, in Egypt has been nearly nine years in the making. In…
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Trying to maintain economic activity and jobs throughout the first year of the pandemic topped the agendas of countries around…
Since the pandemic became a global threat in March, almost every expert has agreed the economic crisis brought about by…
Hoping to become a regional energy hub by 2030, Egypt saw its plans affected by developments in the oil and…
As 2020 comes to a close, MENA governments have something in common: the need to limit the debt they took…
“Paris of the Middle East,” “Switzerland of the Middle East” and sometimes “The Pearl of the Middle East,” Lebanon is…
For months, the World Health Organization, World Economic Forum, International Monetary Fund, think-tanks, and talking heads have agreed that the…
Since 2008, Egypt’s GDP has grown despite a global financial crisis, two revolutions, and a structural reform program that caused…
“Designed in California. Assembled in China.” That phrase on the back of every iPhone shows just how integrated the world…
As the number of fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic crossed the 100,000 mark at the end of May, opponents of…