GCC aid to Yemen hits $15bn in ten yearsThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states have provided assistance to Yemen worth more than $15 billion over the last ten years, a senior GCC official revealed. ''Since 2015 until August 2017, the amount of humanita More… |
Kuwait releases $250m aid to MoroccoKuwait has released $250 million in financial aid to Morocco, the remaining sum of assistance to the North African country, a report said. The $250 million released by Kuwait for the kingdom is one-fifth of the MD 1.5 billion prom More… |
Egypt to keep main rates on hold as inflation downEgypt's central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at a monetary policy meeting on Thursday, a Reuters survey shows, as officials seek to balance the need to stimulate the economy while curbing high inflation. E More… |
Egypt delays decision on $4.8bn IMF loanEgypt has postponed any decision on taking a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF as financial aid from Gulf states has given Cairo some breathing space as it starts to conduct economic reforms, Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din said on Tuesday. More… |
Jordan to raise state spending in 2014 with Gulf helpJordan has set projected state expenditure at 8.1 billion dinars ($11.4 billion) for 2014, raising spending by 12.8 percent overall as it puts to work $5 billion in grants from oil rich Gulf states, the state news agency said on Thursday. More… |
Bahrain to spend GCC aid on key sectorsPriority will be given to housing, infrastructure, electricity, water, education, health, youth and social development projects as Bahrain plans to spend a $10 billion GCC aid package over the next 10 years. HRH Prime Minister Prince Khali More… |