by root | Mar 29, 2020 | Articles, Emerging Markets, MENA Business Daily, NewPost, North Africa Commerce/Economy, West Asia Economies
Middle East-North Africa Top Business Stories – March 29, 2020 GCC/MENA Slowdown – “Oil exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), especially the GCC countries are expected to experience a drastic slowdown in economic growth due...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 28, 2020 | Emerging Markets, MENA Business Daily, NewPost, North Africa Commerce/Economy, West Asia Economies
Middle East/North Africa Top Business Stories – March 28 Saudi/OPEC Oil – “Saudi Arabia said it was not in talks with Russia to balance oil markets despite an attempt by Moscow to increase the members of the Opec+,” Gulf Daily News reports. GCC...
by Afshin Molavi | Mar 27, 2020 | Emerging Markets, MENA Business Daily, NewPost, West Asia Economies
Middle East Top Business Stories – March 27 AIRLINES – “As coronavirus grounds airlines, plunging the industry into unprecedented crisis, Middle East carriers that have been in the red for years must urgently tap assistance from governments facing...
by root | Mar 26, 2020 | MENA Business Daily, NewPost, West Asia Economies
Middle East Top Business Stories – March 26, 2020 JORDAN – “Jordan’s finance minister said on Wednesday the IMF had approved a four-year, $1.3bn funding program that signalled confidence in the country’s reform agenda as it took measures to cushion...
by Afshin Molavi | Dec 12, 2019 | Articles, Belt and Road Initiative, Central Asia and Caucuses, China Economy, China/Middle East, Emerging Markets, Europe, Geopolitics, NewPost, Rail Links, Southeast Asia, West Asia Economies
In one of the most memorable lines from Ernest Hemingway’s classic work, The Sun Also Rises, one of the lead characters was asked how he went bankrupt. His response? “It happened gradually, and then suddenly.” I often think of that line as I reflect...
by Afshin Molavi | Dec 6, 2019 | NewPost, West Asia Economies
The Economist magazine had a nice piece on the latest findings from the Arab Barometer, a remarking polling service that surveys virtually the entire Arab Middle East and North Africa region on a regular basis. An excerpt from the piece “NO TO RELIGION or sect,” cry...
