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          A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and a flag of the Amal movement hang in the rubble of a destroyed house in the southern Lebanese village of Ramia. AFP

          Hezbollah stands to lose from Lebanon’s reconstruction nightmare

          CommentMarch 12, 2025
          A market in Cairo. Food and beverage prices climbed just 3.7 per cent in February compared to 20.8 per cent in January. EPA-EFE

          Egypt's inflation halves in February, but experts warn of uncertainty ahead

          EconomyMarch 10, 2025
          UN vehicles drive past the rubble of destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun, near the border with Israel. AFP

          IMF to send mission to Lebanon next week

          EconomyMarch 06, 2025
          Jihad Azour, the Middle East director of the IMF. Photo: The Al-Ula Conference for Emerging Market Economies

          IMF Middle East head shares how its new Arab-World Bank coalition works

          EconomyFebruary 17, 2025
          International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said trade is not the agent of growth it used to be. Photo: The AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies

          Emerging economies face 'triple threat' with high debt, says IMF chief

          EconomyFebruary 16, 2025
          IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. Reuters

          Emerging economies to meet in Saudi Arabia as US tariffs fuel trade uncertainty

          EconomyFebruary 14, 2025
          Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, in conversation with CNN's Richard Quest at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          AI hitting global labour market ‘like a tsunami’, says IMF chief

          UAEFebruary 11, 2025
          An employee sits in front of a currency exchange office in Cairo. The IMF plans a new loan agreement for Egypt, addressing economic challenges and reforms while defending its global role amid a US policy shift. EPA

          IMF board to consider new Egypt loan package in coming weeks

          EconomyFebruary 06, 2025
          A Yemeni man receives food aid in Sanaa, in February 2023. EPA

          Regional conflict deepens Yemen humanitarian crisis, IMF says

          EconomyJanuary 23, 2025
          A Riyadh Metro station at the King Abdullah Financial District. Saudi Arabia's economy is forecast to grow by 3.3 per cent in 2025. AFP

          IMF lowers Middle East 2025 growth forecast on Saudi Arabia revision

          EconomyJanuary 17, 2025
          IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. EPA

          Trump uncertainty adds to global economic headwinds, IMF chief says

          EconomyJanuary 10, 2025
          Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of the parliament building before a session to elect a new Lebanese president in Beirut. Lebanon's economy was severely impacted due to war with Israel. AP Photo

          Lebanon's Eurobonds rise amid election of Aoun as president

          EconomyJanuary 09, 2025
          Oman's economy continues to expand on diversification plans. Silvia Razgova / The National

          Oman appoints new central bank governor

          BankingJanuary 01, 2025
          A busy market in Cairo. Egypt is navigating economic challenges with IMF support aimed at recovery and reform. EPA

          Egypt reaches staff level agreement with IMF for $1.2bn funding

          EconomyDecember 25, 2024
          A poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Al Warraq River Nile island in Giza, Egypt. The EU signed a deal in March to provide Egypt with €7.4 billion in financial assistance until the end of 2027. EPA

          EU's $1bn loan to Egypt 'drop in the bucket' amid its mounting financial needs

          EconomyDecember 23, 2024
          A building damaged by a missile attack in Kyiv. Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to take a 'devastating' social and economic toll, the IMF says. AFP

          IMF approves $1.1bn disbursement for Ukraine

          EconomyDecember 21, 2024