By encouraging banks to step up lending to private firms at favourable terms, Jordan hopes to be able to assist managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) obtain financing for growth. With...
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Economic Update | Jordan: Finding financing for SMEs
17 Feb 2012
Economic Update | RAK: A growth destination
17 Feb 2012
As part of a long-term strategy to diversify the economy by capitalising on the emirate’s natural beauty, Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is moving forward with ambitious plans to rebrand itself as a tourism...
Economic Update | Perú: Preparando a los maestros
16 Feb 2012
Unos días antes de las vacaciones, la ministra de educación del Perú, Patricia Salas O’Brien, anunció dos importantes iniciativas para mejorar la calidad de la educación: capacitación a los maestros...
Economic Update | Qatar: Property projections
16 Feb 2012
For Qatar’s real estate sector, 2012 is expected to be much the same as the preceding 12 months, with most forecasts projecting a year of steady progress, though there are concerns that oversupply in...
Economic Update | Thailand: Tourism back on track
16 Feb 2012
Thailand’s tourism industry is showing early signs of bouncing back from last year’s floods, with figures confirming a significant year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in visitor numbers for the first 11 months...
Economic Update | Sabah: Partnering in air travel
15 Feb 2012
The New Year has started out on a turbulent note for Sabah’s air transportation sector, with some fearing that recent developments may spell hard times ahead for investment in the state and its...
