NEWS
Politics
Palestinian factions, except Fatah, urge reconciliation

Fatah official: We have to respect Hamas, not dismantle it

Economics
MENA investment activity grows in H1 on record deals – MAGNiTT

Mideast oil demand to expand by 50tb/d in 2018: Opec

Industry
IFC injects $2bn investments in MENA

BinGhatti Hospitality to invest over AED500m in GCC

Markets
PEX opens at 11:00 am, delayed by weather

PEX Report: Index Continues Up Trend

ANALYSIS
Politics
ANALYSIS: Debunking Iran’s claim of ‘advisory roles’ in Middle East wars

Economics
Mideast business confidence drops amid global uncertainty

Industry
Private funding for key start-ups hits $870m in Mena

ECONOMY
Palestine Economy December 2017
Reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas could lead to a 20%-30% increase in the PA’s 2018 budget that is being negotiated over the final weeks of 2017. The PA’s budget for…
RISK
Palestine Risk December 2017
Political and security uncertainties may be easing but the outlook for growth is gloomy. There is an urgent need for scaled up support from financial donors to fill a $600m…
FDI
MENA FDI July 2017
Even by the tumultuous standards of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have…
SME
MENA Small and Medium Enterprises September 2017
Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…