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Small businesses, big dreams: Iraq's women entrepreneurs
Jan 26, 2023
BAGHDAD — The sewing machines and fabric that surround Alaa Adel at her "Iraqcouture" studio in Baghdad are testament to her success in deeply patriarchal Iraq.Adel, 33, counts herself among a limited number of female entrepreneurs in a country where most women don't work outside the home."We have a social tradition that prevents many women from wo ...
Lebanese protest central bank chief as pound hits new low
Jan 25, 2023
BEIRUT — Lebanese protesters on Wednesday blocked roads and burnt tires near the cent ...
EasyJet hikes profit forecast on demand boom
Jan 25, 2023
LONDON — British airline EasyJet hiked on Wednesday its annual profit guidance after ...
US auto giant Ford to axe 3,200 jobs in Germany — union
Jan 24, 2023
BERLIN — US auto giant Ford is planning to axe 3,200 jobs in Germany, a union said on Monday, adding it was extremely concerned about the fu ...
CBJ sets new ceiling for contactless payments
Jan 23, 2023
AMMAN — The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has allowed all banks operating in the Kingdom and e-payment companies to set a new ceiling for con ...
Uber ordered to pay French drivers up to $21.7m compensation
Jan 22, 2023
LYON — App-based taxi service Uber has been ordered to pay up to 20 million euros ($21.7 million) compensation to drivers in the French city ...
UK retail sales slide on cost-of-living crisis
Jan 21, 2023
LONDON — UK retail sales sank over the key Christmas trading period as consumers tightened belts in a cost-of-living crisis sparked by sky-h ...
2023 economy will be 'a lot better than feared' — Lagarde
Jan 19, 2023
DAVOS — The eurozone economy will fare "a lot better" this year than initially feared, European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde s ...
National consumer protection society calls for abolishing renewable energy taxes
Jan 18, 2023
AMMAN — The National Society of Consumer Protection (NSCP) has called on the government to abolish the taxes in the renewable energy sector, ...
Egypt's economic turmoil squeezes struggling middle class
Jan 17, 2023
CAIRO — With Egypt's economy in crisis, the currency in freefall and inflation skyrocketing, the poor have been hit hard but the middle clas ...
Credit Suisse could cut 10% of European investment bankers — FT
Jan 16, 2023
ZURICH — Credit Suisse could slash more than 10 per cent of its investment banking staff in Europe, The Financial Times (FT) newspaper repor ...
Morocco planning agency scales down growth forecast
Jan 15, 2023
RABAT — Morocco's economy is projected to grow by 3.3 per cent in 2023, a government agency said on Thursday in a scaled down forecast for t ...
Focus on emissions, says UAE's climate talks and oil boss
Jan 14, 2023
ABU DHABI — The president of this year's COP28 climate talks, who heads a major oil company, on Saturday urged a focus on lower emissions to ...

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