Wednesday 04, January 2012 by Robin Amlôt

MENA construction sector supported by government spending in 2012

Fitch Ratings expects that the construction sector in MENA will continue to be supported by government spending in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi in 2012 as a result of massive infrastructure spending plans backed by government and government-related entities.

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Economics IMF updates on Iraq economy

Recent macroeconomic developments have been broadly positive in Iraq. Economic growth in Iraq reached 8.4 per cent in 2012 and… read more