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RIYADH: If the number of events held at the Riyadh Season entertainment festival is any measure of success, then Saudi Arabia’s live music industry is set to become the biggest driver of the domestic entertainment business. Organized…

RIYADH: The Engineering Export Council of Egypt has reported the highest ever leap in Egypt’s engineering exports, of 45 percent during the first 11 months of 2021. Exports of electrical appliances increased by 41 percent, cables…

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s financial woes began with the protests in October 2019, when a series of peaceful sit-ins escalated and became a national revolution against the ruling class. Soon, there was a steep decline in the value of the…

Saudi Arabia’s banking sector returned a sturdy industry performance, highlighting a year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit by 22.83% in Q1 2022. Total assets of the banking industry have also increase by 3.75% as compared to…

LONDON: Cryptocurrency investment is not for the faint of heart – bitcoin had another volatile year, soaring from $29,405 at the beginning of the year to as high as $67,554 on Nov. and was trading at $50,908 on Friday.Yet, 2021 was the…

Aiding the digital revolution in global financial inclusion Image: Shutterstock Around the world, high inflation, slow economic growth and food shortages are hurting the poor the most. Coming on top of the unequal effects of…