Morocco to host IMF-led economic forumThe International Monetary Fund (IMF), Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (AFESD) and Government of Morocco will co-host a high-level conference in Marrakesh next year on promoting higher economic growth, job More… |
Arab economies may witness 2.3pc growth in 2017Arab economies are projected to grow by 2.3 per cent in 2017 as a result of the decline in growth rate of the Arab oil-exporting countries to 1.8 per cent, according to the latest forecast by the Abu Dhabi-based Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). More… |
Inflation in Arab countries may hit 9.8pc this yearAffected by internal and external factors, the inflation rate in Arab countries may reach 9.8 per cent and 9.6 per cent in 2017 and 2018 respectively, according to a new report from the Arab Monetary Fund. The Arab Economic Outloo More… |
Insurance premiums in region hit $35bn in 2016The total value of insurance premiums in Arab countries reached $35 billion by the end of 2016 for all types of conventional and Islamic insurance, said Dr Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Humaidi, director-general of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). More… |
Arab banks' ties to foreign banks under pressureMore than a third of Arab banks have seen their business links with foreign banks shrink over the past four years because of pressures such as economic sanctions and concern about money laundering, according to a study published on Monday. More… |
Arab fund, World Bank in pact to boost finance sectorThe Arab Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (WBG) yesterday (April 18) signed an enhanced partnership framework to support countries in the Arab region in developing their economies and financial markets. This initiative will More… |
Yemen gets $168m loan from Arab Monetary FundThe Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) said it will provide a $168 million loan to Yemen to help support reforms in the the country. Financial aid from abroad, which has been slow to arrive, has become a lifeline for Yemen, where the econom More… |
Yemen to receive $144m loan from AMFThe Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) will provide a $144 million loan to Yemen this year to help its financial reform programme, the fund said on Monday. Pro-democracy protests in 2011 brought Yemen, a neighbour of top oil exporter Saudi More… |
Egypt economy to grow under 2pc in 2012Egypt's economic growth will slow to under 2 per cent this year from 2.5 per cent last year because of political turmoil, the country's central bank governor said on Sunday. 'We have a revolution,' Farouk El-Okdah told Reut More… |
AMF readies $65m loan for EgyptThe Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) said on Sunday it was arranging a $65 million credit facility for Egypt to help the country trade with other Arab states, as political instability threatens Cairo with a balance of payments crisis. The credit l More… |