Dubai public debt-to-GDP ratio cut to just 25 per cent
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Financing
Global public debt soars to record $92 trillion: UN Report
The debt burden is being felt acutely by developing countries
budget deficit
Tunisia in talks with UAE, Saudi Arabia for funds, official says
An agreement may be reached soon, the head of financing and foreign transactions at the Tunisian regulator, Abdelkarim Lassoued, said
Coronavirus Pandemic
MENA public debt levels set to rise at fastest rate this century
World Bank says lockdown measures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic left many of its economies in distress
Coronavirus Pandemic
IMF approves release of $1.67bn in aid for Egypt
Action by International Monetary Fund comes as public debt and coronavirus threatens economic recovery
Jordan debt
Saudi fund for development reschedules Jordan’s debt
Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mary Kawar said the agreement will help support Jordan in seeking to reduce overall public debt
bonds
UAE issues new law to develop federal bond market
UAE’s Minister of Finance says new public debt legislation will ‘will have substantial returns’ for the country
Al Diyafa Palace
Sheikh Mohammed meets with King Abdullah on quartet side-lines in Makkah
Dubai ruler wishes security, stability and progress for embattled Jordan
Amman
King warns Jordan ‘at crossroads’ over economic protests
Around 2,000 protesters gathered close to the prime minister’s office in central Amman, hours after premier Hani Mulki stepped down on Monday.
Amman
Jordanian protests take to the streets over price hikes, income tax draft law
King Abdullah II called on parliament to lead a ‘comprehensive and reasonable national dialogue’ on the new tax law
