IMF-Arab Fund forum calls for development actionThe IMF Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF) in Kuwait, jointly with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFSED), held a high-level symposium that discussed economic policies to achieve inclusive development in the Ar More… |
Arab fund provides $46m for Jordan road projectThe Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has provided a soft loan worth $46.27 million to Jordan for a major road project. The loan will contribute to financing the Salt Ring Road (eastern section). Jordan& More… |
Scholarship fund for Arab students in MITThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Arab Alumni Association (MIT AAA) has created a scholarship fund to support Arab students admitted into MIT. The MIT AAA Fund will be used to provide undergraduate financial assistance to studen More… |
Pan-Mena energy grid under studyThe Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has commissioned a feasibility study for creating a single energy market from Morocco to Oman, the Italy-based consultancy who will conduct it said on Monday. CESI Middle East has been con More… |
Kuwait proposes $7bn fund for Arab firmsKuwait will propose Arab states create an up to $7 billion fund to support Arab companies amid the global financial crisis, a newspaper said on Thursday. The Kuwait Times, citing ruler Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, said details wil More… |