Macro and Domestic

MEED Analyst John Bambridge says that the UAE has demonstrated remarkable economic resilience in recent years, with its non-oil sector bouncing back from Covid-19 and emerging as the real driving force behind the country’s growth. 

NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Senior Lecturer Dr Woo Jun Jie discusses Singapore’s urban planning mitigation against congestion strategies in light of the new capital cities currently under construction in Indonesia and Egypt.

Tunisian Agricultural Minister Abdelmonem Belati says that the olive oil industry must take advantage of high export prices to capitalise on a bumper harvest.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs Mehdi Safari says that the country is targeting an annual USD 20 billion trade with neighboring Iraq by 2027.

Hungary signs an economic cooperation agreement with the UAE aimed at stimulating trade and investment flows between the two countries in Budapest this month.

Rice exports from Pakistan surged 85.8%, reaching USD 2.5 billion within eight months, largely due to India’s self-imposed restrictions on its own shipments.

The Supreme Committee for the Development of Capital Markets and Exchanges in Dubai round-tabled the latest Dubai Financial Market review, and the results speak for themselves.

US-UAE Business Council Chairman Danny Seabright says the volume of non-oil trade between the UAE and the United States of America rose to USD 31.4 billion in 2023 and is expected to continue to grow at the same pace in 2024.