UN agency made the plea this Friday to aid refugees from the city of Mosul. The funds will be used to build shelters and acquire items such as mattresses, blankets and fuel.
Author: From the Newsroom
Revenue from foreign sales increased by close to 7.5% from May 2016. Imports amounted to USD 12.131 billion, leading to a USD 7.661 billion surplus, the highest on record for the month.
Production increased year-on-year in April. In April from March, however, it slid by 0.4%.
The Jordanian airline carried 1.13 million passengers from January to April this year.
Export revenues totaled USD 627.78 million in April. In the first four months, sales to the external market registered a positive trend.
The shipping of logs to Guaíba, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, drove throughput at the seaport in the first four months of the year to 81% of the total volume in 2016.
The bank will offer its support to the Tunisia Entrepreneur Financial Center. IBRD will guide the Arab country’s center on how to increase its loans and develop products to small firms.
Roughly 660,000 foreign travelers visited the country in the month as per the latest figures released by the Egyptian state-run statistics agency.
A survey conducted by the OECD shows that growth from January to March 2017 was the highest since the second quarter of 2011. Brazil ranked among the top exporting countries.
DXB received 7.6 million passengers in the month. In four months, passenger traffic topped 30 million passengers, a growth of 8% over the same period of 2016.
Manufacturing industry in the Arab Gulf countries increased, on average, 5% in the last five years. Small and medium-sized companies account for 90% of the sector’s ventures.
During the most important month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims go on a fast from sunup to sundown. Businesses, public buildings and schools operate with reduced opening hours.
Sector turnover is expected to reach USD 313.2 billion within four years. Growth will be driven by expansion of the economy and the population, as well as tourism.
The Gulf country kicked off its Sahim project this Wednesday. The goal is to promote the use of clean energies. Presently, 96% of all electricity in the country is gas-based.
