Several companies with significant UAE and Saudi Arabian operations make the list
Non-oil foreign trade is up five per cent compared to the same period in 2018 – and 87 per cent since 2009
The total number of private sector workers in the country grew to 5.1 million in the second quarter of 2019
Non-oil gross domestic product expanded almost 3 per cent in Q2
Saudi Arabia has raised $10.9bn on international markets so far this year
The general federal budget for 2019, at Dhs60.3bn, is the country’s largest ever
Bayt and YouGov reveals sales managers, sales executives and marketing executives lead the way
S&P kept the sovereign assessment at A-, on par with Malaysia and Malta
The issuance comes amid a sudden surge in debt sales by frontier and emerging sovereigns
Since January 2018, businesses have been required to pay fees for foreign workers they employ
PM announces Iraq will be a party to Belt and Road projects during a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping
Remittances from the UAE surpassed Dhs80bn ($21.78bn) in the first half of 2019
Governments are not doing enough to prevent long-term damage, the OECD said
Without outside assistance, Lebanon, which has a debt-GDP ratio of more than 150 per cent, may struggle to avoid a default
Many of the leaders have a significant presence in the Middle East
Saturday’s strikes on Aramco facilities slashed Saudi Arabia’s crude output by half
Commercial operations at the plant in Taweelah are expected to begin in Q4 2022
The IMF also reiterated that diversifying the economy is needed to create more jobs for Saudi citizens
Latest InterNations Expat Insider Survey of 64 different countries also ranks Kuwait last
More than three-quarters of respondents expect to keep their jobs, however
Sheikh Mohammed’s letter addressed issues pertaining to the economy and Emiratisation
The budget deficit is down 53 per cent on an annual basis
The debt sale was split into three tranches
Emirates leads the way in the UAE for the third year in a row
The holiday is expected to fall on September 1, though it is subject to the moon sighting
Women were granted 12 per cent of the new licences
Saad al-Hariri said talks were under way with Riyadh on some 23 economic deals
The Dubai businessman also said reconsidering some of the fees will have a “positive impact on the economy”
The kingdom said it is “well ahead of its projected deficit reduction schedule”
The decline in CPI has partly reflected the fading impact of last year’s introduction of a value-added tax