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UAE Central Bank projects real GDP to grow by 7.6 % in 2022

UAE Central Bank projects real GDP to grow by 7.6 % in 2022

The review expected the non-oil GDP to grow by 6.1 per cent in 2022, against 4.3 per cent previously, with the oil GDP to expectedly grow by 11 per cent this year

Dubai

Dubai’s GDP grows 4.6% during first nine months of 2022

The emirate hosted 10.12 million international visitors from January through September 2022, compared to 3.85 million welcomed during the same period last year

Saudi Arabia’s real GDP grows 8.8% in third quarter

Oil activities in the third quarter increased 14.2 per cent year-on-year

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Saudi Arabia’s real GDP grows by 8.6% in Q3 2022

Domestically, real non-oil GDP growth expanded by 5.9 per cent, following six consecutive quarters of growth

Abu Dhabi Airports

Abu Dhabi Airports unveils new brand identity

The new corporate identity underpins future growth plans for the airports operator

Saudi economic growth revised higher as boom spreads beyond oil

GDP overall grew a revised 12.2 per cent from a year earlier, the fastest since 2011

Abu Dhabi

Non-oil contribution to UAE’s GDP reaches 72.3% in 2021

The non-oil contribution to the country’s GDP in 2020 stood at 71.3 per cent

UAE’s GDP grows 3.8 per cent in 2021, beating international expectations

Its GDP reached Dhs1.489tn at current prices, with the growth rate for 2021 reported to be the highest in the region

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s non-oil real GDP grew 4.1% in 2021

Non-oil activities contributed 49.7 per cent of the GDP at constant prices last year

Emirates Development Bank

Emirates Development Bank contributes Dhs1.91bn to UAE’s GDP

The bank’s strategy involved direct and indirect financing of 1,350 SMEs across priority sectors

Saudi Arabia’s real GDP grows 3.2% in 2021

The kingdom’s real GDP grew by 6.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021

Saudi Arabia sees 2022 budget surplus, first in eight years

Officials expect the economy to expand 2.9 per cent this year and grow by a further 7.4 per cent in 2022

Bahrain aims to attract 14.1 million tourists by 2026 as part of new strategy

The strategy seeks to increase the contribution of tourism to Bahrain’s GDP to reach 11.4 per cent in 2026

IMF upbeat about MENA growth, warns about uneven recovery

The fund raised its economic growth projection for MENA to 4.1 per cent this year from an earlier estimate of 4 per cent

Explainer: Where is the UAE’s manufacturing sector headed?

The recently announced Operation 300bn strategy is set to be a game changer in transforming the nation’s manufacturing sector, opines Nidal Haddad, founder and CEO, Al Bayader International

Fitch lifts Saudi Arabia’s outlook to stable as oil gives boost

The ratings agency expects the Saudi budget deficit to narrow to 3.3 per cent of GDP this year

Saudi unemployment falls in fourth quarter as virus slows

Unemployment among Saudi nationals hit a record high of 15.4 per cent last year

Saudi firms will cut dividends to fund $1.3 trillion investments

The new plan comes after the coronavirus pandemic and oil market turmoil created a double crisis for Saudi Arabia

Saudi economy grew 2.8% in fourth quarter as Covid impact eased

Saudi Arabia was hit hard last year as a drop in crude prices decimated government revenue while measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus limited economic activity

Outlook 2021: UAE’s economic recovery in 2021

The economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have been severe for all countries around the world

World Bank sees 5.2% contraction in MENA, in line with IMF

The dual shock of lower Brent prices and the coronavirus pandemic this year has taken an especially heavy toll on the region

Oman to tap investors to plug budget deficit

Besides signing a bridge loan for OMR770m and issuing OMR550m in development bonds this year, Oman has also been tapping its reserves and privatising some assets

Sheikh Mohammed Digital Economy

Sheikh Mohammed says digital economy is next priority for UAE

The digital economy’s contribution to the UAE’s local GDP in 2019 reached 4.3 per cent

Saudi Arabia starts $4bn tourism development fund

The country expects the tourism industry to contribute more than 10 per cent of its annual GDP and create more than 1 million jobs by 2030

Oman Growing, But Diversification Is Vital

The county is estimated to post a GDP growth rate of six per cent in 2012, according to a study by Kuwait Finance House.