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Banking: UAE credit growth projected to remain in single digits in 2017 (Zawya)

Oil and Gas: Bahrain on fast track with $8.1bn projects (Trade Arabia)

Tourism: $81bn contribution to Saudi GDP by 2026 (Arab News)

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Energy: DEWA to build 97 substations at cost of $2.7bn (Trade Arabia)

ICT: IT spend by MENA banking and securities firms to grow to $12.4bn (Gulf News)

Financial: IMF eyes Islamic finance stability, warns of hybrid risks (AMEinfo)

Luxury Goods: Mideast leather industry estimated to rise to $4.22bn by 2020 (Saudi Gazette)

Saudi partnership to invest $1.3bn in 100 international schools (Gulf Business)

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KSA: Government approves $24.5bn support to meet Vision 2030 goals (Zawya)

Bahrain: Reopening $1bn 2028 bond for up to $600m (Zawya)

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UAE: $2bn revenues from e-Dirham services during 2016 (Gulf News)

Qatar: Potential for $10bn to $15bn overseas funds inflow (Zawya)

Morocco: Outlook on government rating revised to positive (Arab News)(Statement by Moody’s... Read more)

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Nasdaq Dubai welcomes $1bn DIB sukuk listing

Emirates NBD assets under management grew 29% to $3.85bn in 2016 (Gulf News)

Saudi Aramco selects lead underwriters for $100bn IPO (Arabian Business)

Saudi Aramco to enter $7bn oil refinery deal with Malaysia’s Petronas (Gulf Business)

Qatar Re reports 8% growth in gross written premium to $1.25bn (Gulf Times)

Afreximbank secures $1bn facility for Egyptian institutions (Amwal Al Ghad)

GCC: Sovereigns aim to raise $275bn(The Peninsula)

UAE: $3.3b revenues from VAT seen in 1st year(Gulf Today)

KSA: Fiscal surplus forecast at $43bn by 2020 (Saudi Gazette)

Oman: Plans to borrow $2b from overseas markets(Times of Oman)

Energy: GCC set to pump $320bn into power projects (Trade Arabia)

F&B: UAE’s market share to reach $13.2bn by 2018 (The Gulf Today)

Healthcare: GCC spend at $69bln by 2020 (Zawya)

Egypt: To receive $1bn World Bank loan in March(Zawya)

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Investcorp distributions more than double to $1.1bn (Trade Arabia)

NBAD aims to double size of debt program to $15bn(Arabian Business)

Du targets $272mn in savings by 2019(Arabian Business)

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(Trade Arabia)UAE tops economic freedom index in Mideast

(Trade Arabia)Bahrain among global top 50 for productivity

(Zawya)64% firms have intention to hire this year

(Zawya)UAE salaries forecast to rise by 4% to 6% in 2017

$3.41bn Emirates NBD ranked top bank brand in the UAE (Gulf News)

(Arabian Business)74% of MidEast economic crime committed by staff