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tunisia

A file picture shows Tunisia's central bank governor Marouane El Abassi (R) arriving at news conference in Tunis. (Reuters)

Tunisia’s foreign currency reserves drop to record lows

Algeria

A man counts Algerian Dinar banknotes in Algiers city, Algeria November 24, 2016. (Reuters)

Algeria tries to temper inflation after 'easy money' policy

Morocco

Passing turbulence. A Royal Air Maroc 787 Dreamliner jet sits on the tarmac. (Reuters)

Deadlocked talks between Morocco’s airline and pilots take their toll on passengers

Sharjah

Flexible economy. A view of Khor Fakkan, one of the world’s leading container transshipment ports strategically located outside the Strait of Hormuz. (Sharjah Ports Authority)

Diversification, FDI driving Sharjah’s economy to new heights

haj

A dear wish. Egyptian pilgrims arrive at the Cairo International Airport for departure to the haj in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. (AFP)

Dream of haj becoming too costly for many Egyptians

Hassan Abdel Zaher

tunisia

Containers are seen at a port terminal in Bizerte. (Reuters)

Tunisia pursues quiet force of economic diplomacy

Algeria

A customer buys a light bulb at a lighting store in Algiers. (Reuters)

Algeria reduces unemployment, inflation with ‘easy money’ policy

Saudi Arabia

Chief Executive Officer of ARAMCO Amin Nasser speaks during an interview in Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Saudi Aramco may take controlling stake in SABIC, delaying IPO

Egypt

Egypt’s Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed. (Egypt’s Ministry of Planning)

Planning minister says Egypt is ‘on the right track’

Hassan Abdel Zaher