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agbi.com > agriculture > 2026 > 02 > egypts-food-exports-reached-record-levels-in-2025

Egypt’s food exports reached record levels in 2025

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (251+ words) Egypt's food exports grew by around 12 percent to reach their highest ever level of nearly $7 billion in 2025 as the country pushed into more markets. The value of food exports last year was $711 million above the 2024 exports of $6.1 billion, Egypt's Food…...

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agbi.com > economy > 2026 > 02 > lower-oil-exports-cut-oman-trade-surplus-in-2025

Drop in oil exports dents Oman’s trade surplus

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (208+ words) Oman's trade surplus declined by 30 percent in 2025, pushed down by lower oil exports, official data shows." The trade surplus was OR6 billion ($15.5 billion), down from $21.5 billion in 2024, the National Centre for Statistics and Information said." The"total value of merchandise exports…...

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agbi.com > economy > 2026 > 02 > turkish-business-groups-criticise-austerity-measures

Turkish business groups criticise austerity measures

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (444+ words) Turkey's tight monetary policies are coming under fire from some of the country's leading business groups, which say measures to bring down inflation are destroying domestic industry." Burhan "zdemir, head of the independent industrialists and businesspeople's association (M'S'AD), told local…...

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agbi.com > finance > 2026 > 02 > difc-reports-strong-2025-growth-despite-geopolitics

DIFC reports strong 2025 growth despite geopolitics

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (394+ words) Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has reported another strong year of growth despite geopolitical uncertainty, the free zone's governor Essa Kazim said. The region's largest financial centre saw profits increase almost one-third to AED1.16 billion ($316 million) in 2025. The number of companies…...

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agbi.com > banking-finance > 2026 > 02 > uk-investors-take-lead-as-turkey-raises-2-4bn-from-eurobond

UK investors take lead as Turkey raises $2.4bn from eurobond

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (198+ words) Turkey has sold a "2 billion ($2.4 billion) eurobond at the lowest spread for 15 years, indicating investors" increasing confidence in the country." The eight-year bond received "6.5 billion in orders, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, quoting a finance ministry"statement. The coupon…...

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agbi.com > tourism > 2026 > 02 > more-visitors-and-higher-prices-push-up-turkish-tourism-revenue

More visitors and higher prices push up Turkish tourism revenue

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (394+ words) Turkey's tourism industry delivered a standout 2025, with strong visitor flows helping to push earnings to fresh highs and extend the season well beyond its traditional summer peak. But industry executives caution the surge in revenues reflects more than rising demand…...

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agbi.com > banking-finance > 2026 > 02 > arab-bank-group-recommends-40-percent-cash-dividend

Arab Bank board proposes 40% cash dividend for 2025

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (157+ words) The board of Jordan's'Arab Bank Group has recommended a 40 percent cash dividend for 2025 after earnings rose 12 percent year on year. The board had recommended the same dividend percentage for 2024. Net profit reached $1.1 billion last year, up from $1 billion in 2024, supported…...

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agbi.com > economy > 2026 > 02 > saudi-arabia-ups-2025-gdp-growth-estimate-to-4-5

Saudi Arabia ups 2025 GDP growth estimate to 4.5%

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (185+ words) Saudi Arabia has increased its estimate of last year's economic growth. In a flash reading released on Sunday, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said the Saudi economy grew by 4.5 percent in 2025, higher than a forecast by the International Monetary…...

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agbi.com > trade > 2026 > 01 > turkey-and-nigeria-target-5bn-in-bilateral-trade

Turkey and Nigeria target $5bn in bilateral trade

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (225+ words) Turkey and Nigeria have set up a joint committee to more than double bilateral trade to $5 billion, President Tayyip Erdo'an'has said. The establishment of the joint economy and trade committee between the two countries will create opportunities to expand Turkish…...

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agbi.com > economy > 2026 > 01 > jordan-reports-record-investment-spending-in-2025

Jordan reports record investment spending in 2025 

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (332+ words) Jordan's spending on projects and other productive sectors soared by nearly 20 percent to its highest ever level in 2025, official data showed on Wednesday." Capital expenditure peaked at around 1.4 billion Jordanian dinars ($1.9 billion) last year, nearly 96 percent of the amount forecast,…...