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GCC economic data

The latest economic indicators for the Gulf Co-operation Council countries: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain

GCC economic data   Unsplash/Robert Bock

The charts and tables on this page are for general information purposes only. AGBI aims to keep the information up-to-date and correct, but makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of the information. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
All IMF and World Bank data on this page is publicly available. The latest IMF World Economic Outlook was published on April 16 2024; the World Economic Outlook Update was published on July 16

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Shoppers in Dubai Mall. Retail rents in the emirate have risen as vacanacies fall

Retail rents rise at Dubai malls due to lack of supply

Rents in Dubai’s retail sector grew by an average of 15 percent in the third quarter of this year, as a lack of new supply and high demand from shoppers meant it remained a landlords’ market at the emirate’s popular malls. There were no new completions of retail space in the second quarter of the […]

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Lebanon placed on financial task force ‘grey list’

Lebanon has been added to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list” of countries under increased scrutiny, the global financial crime watchdog announced on Friday.  Algeria, Angola and Côte D’Ivoire join Lebanon as the latest jurisdictions subject to heightened monitoring. The FATF places countries on this list when they exhibit serious deficiencies in addressing […]

Workers at a copper factory in Shangrao city, Jiangxi province. China has huge influence over the price of copper

Copper-trading centre in Abu Dhabi planned by UAE’s IRH

The UAE’s International Resources Holding (IRH) intends to set up a copper trading hub in Abu Dhabi, as the market looks to forecasts from China on the direction of prices. IRH, an arm of International Holding Company, said it plans to target “over 500,000 tonnes of green copper annually by 2025”. “This initiative will further […]