Bahrain real GDP grows 3.9pc in 2012Bahrain's real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have expanded 3.9 per cent last year from the 1.9 per cent growth seen in 2011, according to a new report. Even as the oil sector shrank by around 8.5 per cent in 201 More… |
14pc UAE GDP 'comes from logistics'Around 14 per cent of UAE’s GDP is being contributed by the supply chain and logistics sector which has become an integral part of the country's economy, said a top Dubai Chamber officia More… |
14pc UAE GDP 'comes from logistics'Around 14 per cent of UAE’s GDP is being contributed by the supply chain and logistics sector which has become an integral part of the country's economy, said a top Dubai Chamber officia More… |
GCC GDP grows 28pc to hit $1.4trn in 2011GCC's GDP grew 28 per cent to $1.4 trillion in 2011, said a senior Bahrain government official, adding that the GCC trade exchange with other countries reached $1.2 trillion in the same year. Industry and Commerce Minister Dr More… |
GCC GDP grows 28pc to hit $1.4trn in 2011GCC's GDP grew 28 per cent to $1.4 trillion in 2011, said a senior Bahrain government official, adding that the GCC trade exchange with other countries reached $1.2 trillion in the same year. Industry and Commerce Minister Dr More… |
Kuwait trade surplus hits record $75bn in 2012Kuwait’s trade surplus reached an all-time high of KD25.9 billion ($74.5 billion) in 2012, surpassing the previously set record level of KD21.2 billion in 2011, a report said. The surplus, estimated at around 53 per cent of More… |
Egypt targets 2013/14 growth of 4.1pcEgypt's newly appointed Planning Minister Amr Darrag said on Wednesday that the government was targeting economic growth of 4.1 percent in the fiscal year that will begin on July 1. The government had previously been predictin More… |
The varying effects of digitization on economiesWhile digitization provided a $193 billion boost to world economic output and created six million jobs globally in 2011, the effects of the growing technologies are uneven across countries and sectors, a report said. “Access More… |
Oil slips towards $103 on tepid growth outlookBrent crude oil slipped towards $103 per barrel on Monday as a shaky outlook for growth in the world's biggest oil consumers, the US, Europe and China, encouraged commodities markets to consolidate. Oil rallied from nine-month More… |
Qatar C/A surplus widens to $62bn in 2012Qatar's current account surplus has widened to QR226.9 billion ($62.3 billion) in 2012, or 32.4 per cent of gross domestic product, the central bank's preliminary data showed, beating analysts' expectations. More… |








