Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has confirmed that the government will increase the monthly capacity of ration cards which it uses for its food subsidies distribution from $1.16 per...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it had disbursed $71 million to Jordan after its Executive Board completed its first review of the country’s economy. In a statement issued...

Egypt’s decision to raise interest rates is “unfortunate” and will hinder investments in the country, businessman Naguib Sawiris said. In a brief statement to Al-Mal newspaper on the impact...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sought to ease the concerns of Egyptians grappling with rising prices ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by pledging a raft of...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will arrive in Cairo on Sunday to review Egypt’s progress on economic reforms before it disburses the second instalment of a $12-billion loan...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly lowered its economic forecasts for Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two of the Arab world’s largest economies, due to the slow growth rates as a...

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that it expects the total foreign reserves in Arab countries to fall by 5.6 per cent to $1 trillion by the end...

Jordanians took to the streets across the country yesterday in protest against price hikes and called for the government and the parliament to be ousted, the Safa news agency...

Egyptians have been busy recently with concerns that their country may be heading for bankruptcy, especially in light of a report by the US Foreign Relations Council about to...

The flow of money, it seems, defies the laws of physics. Despite endless promises of a fairer distribution of wealth, money has actually been gushing upstream towards a greater...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has confirmed in an interview with state newspapers that he will be reshuffling his cabinet soon. “Yes, there will be a reshuffle and very...

The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a second $1 billion disbursement of a $3 billion loan package to Egypt, a statement from the World Bank Group...

The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s board has approved payment of a $500 million loan to Egypt, as the second tranche of a 3-year $1.5 billion loan, Egyptian Minister of...

The 2011 Arab Spring not only brought winds of political and socio-economic change to the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, but it also unlocked an opportunity for the extended...

The Tunisian government pledged to fulfil its obligations to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the General Labour Union (GLU) on Monday with regards to controlling public sector wages,...

Importers of baby milk in Egypt have raised the price by 50 per cent, Moheet news network reported on Monday. The chairman of the Pharmacies’ Committee of the General...