Middle East

Lebanon’s Retracted Resignation Roundabout

Lebanese bond prices stabilized and credit rating agencies delayed action after Prime Minister Hariri returned to his post a month ...

Saudi Arabia’s Veering Vexed Vision

Saudi stocks struggled to stay positive on the MSCI frontier index, where they remain after graduation refusal both there and ...

Saudi Arabia’s Dulled Driving Ambitions

Saudis shares stayed mildly positive on the MSCI index, as another big sovereign bond issue was prepared to avoid dipping ...

Iraq’s Unreconstructed Conflict Model

Iraq’s first $1 billion stand-alone bond was oversubscribed at an almost 7% yield as security forces were poised to retake ...

The Arab Spring’s Seasonal Exam Markdown

The IMF completed reviews on the second post-Arab Spring round of programs with Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco, as Egypt awaited ...

Iran’s Rouhani Economic Resistance Rut (Asia Times)

After a 5% loss from December to end-March, the Tehran Stock Exchange retraced the previous 79000 point level ahead of ...

Refugee Compacts’ Salient Solution Crush

A year-long joint global displacement study group by the Center for Global Development and International Rescue Committee cast the issue ...

Egypt’s Chiseled Church Chastening

Egyptian shares with a slight first quarter bump on the MSCI index recoiled after a spate of Coptic Church holiday ...

Iran’s Goaded Guardian Grimace

Iranian shares seesawed ahead of May presidential elections, with Rouhani seeking a second term, in the wake of venerated moderate ...

Egypt’s Frayed Fraternal Bonds

Egyptian stocks continued their comeback after 2016’s near 15 percent loss as a multi-tier $4 billion Eurobond, the first in ...

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