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05-Jul-19 The global remittance market, a target for Facebook's new currency, Libra, is stuck in the last century, but can it really improve the lives of the global poor? For the Arab Gulf region, this is a key question. [image: Reuters]
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25-Jun-19 A report from S&P estimates Islamic finance will show only 5 percent growth in 2019-2020, owing to tepid conditions in certain core markets. In the GCC, "Fintech could stimulate growth by making transactions quicker, more secure, and easier to implement." [image: Zawya / Getty Images]
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09-Jun-19 The Middle East has been China's primary source of energy exports for decades but the Asian giant is now returning the favour. Chinese companies are helping develop some of the Middle East's most ambitious energy projects to meet surging demand. [image: Zawya]
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13-May-19 As part of a consortium with Chinese EPC contractor Sepco III, Spain’s Abengoa will start work on a 909,000 cubic metres per-day desalination plant in Taweelah in the UAE, to be completed by 2022. [image: Reuters / Earnie Grafton]
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28-Apr-19 Travel marketplace Wego ranks Egypt first for MENA travellers, followed by India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and USA. "55 percent of travellers in 2019 booked a 12+ day flight compared to 39 percent in 2018," said Mamoun Hmedan, Director, Wego. [image: Alamy / Khaleej Times]
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