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BMI View : Israel's medium-high technology sector has substantial weighting in its export profile, which in turn is a key driver of economic growth. While export growth in Q210... 2010-08-26

BMI View : Israel's medium-high technology sector has substantial weighting in its export profile, which in turn is a key driver of economic growth. While export growth in Q210... 2010-08-26

The Syrian government held an investment forum with Libya and expressed its willingness to remove import tariffs on Libyan goods to promote trade. Syrian goodwill has also extended... 2010-07-27

The Lebanese government plans to grant an approval to an oil law to 'safeguard Lebanon's oil and gas interests in the Mediterranean'. The move comes in response to the Israeli national... 2010-06-28

Jordan and Italy have agreed to build new partnerships, increasing the cooperation between the two states. They have identified four sectors for the joint economic assistance, namely... 2010-06-28

The UN has issued a report last week flagging the lack of political freedom in Egypt, which in its view is the main obstacle in increasing youth participation in the society. Protests... 2010-06-28

The results of the last round of municipal elections on May 30 in northern Lebanon are broadly similar to the June 2009 parliamentary elections, albeit with some exceptions in the Akkar... 2010-06-01

The current Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will not announce until next summer if he will take part in the presidential elections (expected to take place around September 2011). If... 2010-06-01

The members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have agreed unanimously to invite Israel to become part of the group. The membership is expected to... 2010-06-01

With presidential elections to come in 2011, the question about the succession of Hosni Mubarak for a president continues to pose a risk to the political stability in Egypt. One more... 2010-05-04