Economy Mena economic data The latest indicators for the largest Middle East and North Africa economies outside the GCC, including Egypt, Iran and Turkey October 29, 2024, 10:48 PM Joshua Kettle/Unsplash For the Gulf Co-operation Council, go to our GCC economic data page Nominal GDP, 2021 to 2025 Nominal GDP Real GDP growth in Mena Population across Mena Egypt indicators Iran indicators Jordan indicators Lebanon indicators Morocco indicators Tunisia indicators Turkey indicators Latest Mena credit ratings Unemployment rates 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, World Bank and United Nations data on this page is publicly available. The latest IMF World Economic Outlook was published on October 22 2024
Energy Saudi Arabia: from oil giant to ESG pioneer Home to the world’s second largest oil reserves, Saudi Arabia has not historically been associated with environmentally friendly investments. But times are changing. Last Friday, the heavyweights of Saudi business converged on London for a summit hosted by the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, a global non-profit organisation, during which it unveiled a new inclusive […] 4 hours ago
Trade More Turkish companies open in UAE after trade deal A free trade agreement between the UAE and Turkey has been followed by a jump in the number of Turkish companies opening offices in the UAE. The signing of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa) between the two nations in March 2023 was designed to create greater collaboration and remove tariffs on a range of […] 3 hours ago
Retail High demand leads Lulu to upsize IPO stake to 30% Lulu Retail Holdings has increased the size of its initial public offering (IPO) by 5 percent to 30 percent to potentially raise AED6.32 billion ($1.72 billion) on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) following high demand from investors. The retail chain operator in the Middle East initially offered a 25 percent stake sale. The total […] 24 mins ago
Oil & Gas Italy’s Eni will restart gas drilling in Egypt and Libya Italian energy company Eni is reviving its exploration operations on Zohr, Egypt’s largest natural gas field, by the end of the year, its CEO confirmed on Monday. “After some time, we were not really working on Zohr, we will restart drilling by the end of the year, and we are going to drill another well […] 39 mins ago