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Business Azour during his talk to Asharq Al-Awsat (Photo: Turki Al-Aqili)

Azour to Asharq Al-Awsat: Political Developments Put Pressure on the Region’s Economies

The Director of the Middle East and Central Asia office at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr. Jihad Azour, said that geopolitical developments are…

Hala Saghbini (Riyadh)
Business Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at the World Bank (Asharq Al-Awsat)

World Bank Explains to Asharq Al-Awsat Saudi Growth Forecast Surge for 2025

The World Bank is forecasting a 5.9% growth for Saudi Arabia’s economy in 2025, surpassing previous estimates. This surge is fueled by heightened non-oil…

Hala Saghbini (Riyadh)
Business FILE PHOTO: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during an interview during a G20 Financial Summit, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo

Georgieva Faces Five Challenges in Second IMF Term

European countries have thrown their support behind Kristalina Georgieva, the current head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for another five-year term…

Hala Saghbini (Riyadh)
Business The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva (Asharq Al-Awsat)

IMF’s Georgieva to Asharq Al-Awsat: Vision 2030 Reforms Highly Successful

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has declared that Saudi Arabia's commitment to reform is what has…

Hala Saghbini (Riyadh)
Business Egyptian Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait participates in a session entitled, “Building Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa”, at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Marrakesh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt Calls for More Financial Support to Maintain Social Protection

The Egyptian government is seeking to obtain new financial support to maintain social protection and improve the standard of living, especially for the most…

Hala Saghbini (Marrakesh)
Business [From left to right] Deputy Director of the IMF Gita Gopinath, IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva, and Acting Spanish Minister of Economy, Nadia Calvino, in a session at the Fund’s meetings in Marrakesh, October 14, 2023. (AP)

Marrakesh Meetings: Raising Funds to Curb Poverty, Allocating New Seat for Africa

Two positive points can be taken from the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Marrakesh: The first is the success in raising…

Hala Saghbini (Marrakesh )
Business A Palestinian youth clashes with Israeli security forces at the Huwwara checkpoint at the southern entrance of Nablus (AFP)

World Bank Says Not Suspending Projects in Gaza

The World Bank is not currently considering suspending its projects in Gaza, and it is monitoring the development of the situation, which it hopes will end…

Hala Saghbini (Marrakesh)
Business A session of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh (Reuters)

World Bank Official: Saudi Arabia Takes Economic Diversification Agenda Seriously

The World Bank expects a sharp decline in the growth of the economies of the countries of the Middle East and North Africa region this year, reaching 1.9…

Hala Saghbini (Marrakesh)