For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Germany wants to work with Iran to help calm regional conflicts and prevent tension escalating with regional rival Saudi Arabia, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told foreign journalists in Berlin on…
Day: January 19, 2016
IMF cuts Saudi Arabia’s growth forecast
For full coverage of Middle East business developments, see MEED The IMF has cut its forecast of real growth in the Saudi Arabian economy in 2016 by one full percentage point to 1.2 per cent in its World Economic Outlook…
Etihad named business airline of the year
For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Etihad Airways was named last night as business airline of the year at the 2016 Business Travel Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane. The awards, organised…
S&P says MENA sovereign creditworthiness has deteriorated
For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) said today that overall sovereign creditworthiness in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region has deteriorated since S&P last published six months ago. S&P…