Lebanon declares state of economic emergency
Corruption-plagued Lebanon suffers from one of the world's highest debt ratios, high unemployment and little growth. Prime Minister Saad Hariri: ...
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Israel retains A+ credit rating with Fitch
Economists with Fitch Ratings report that Israel has had a surplus in its current account every year since 2003.
Iran's Rouhani calls for unity to overcome US 'economic war'
“We need to unite to fight against and to win this economic war that America has launched against Iran,” Rouhani ...
'Stay out of Israel-Hezbollah conflict,' Egypt warns Hamas
The heads of Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip receive a similar warning, Arab media reports. Officials in Cairo are ...
EU leaders round on Trump over trade war risks at G-7
World leaders meet in French resort town of Biarritz for a three-day summit, but G-7 meeting is overshadowed by trans-Atlantic ...
The battle to dry up Hezbollah's cash flow
The Shiite terrorist organization Hezbollah has a budget of nearly $1 billion. Despite international efforts to cut off its funding, ...
Tel Aviv tops socio-economic index, Jerusalem slips to near-bottom
Central Bureau of Statistics says Israeli capital, home to 1 million people, has dropped from the fifth socio-economic cluster in ...
US lawmakers push Mylan, Teva over drug pricing probe
Earlier this year, 44 US states filed a complaint in federal court alleging drug price-fixing by the three pharmaceutical companies ...
S&P affirms Israel's AA-credit rating, gives economy stable outlook
International financial services and credit rating agency Standard & Poor's lauds Israel's economy as "diversified, competitive, and resilient." Economy is ...
'Most Greeks believe Israel is our only true ally in the region'
A week after Greece's new government was inaugurated, Greek Minister of Development Adonis Georgiadis talks about the plans for cooperation ...