MENA Rise in Digital Payment: A Mirage or Momentum?

MENA region saw the most dramatic growth in digital merchant payments, with the rate almost tripling since 2021 Tripling Tide: Digital Payments Surge Across MENA, 26% of adults made a…

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EU updates list of high‑risk jurisdictions, What’s In It For Lebanon Payment Settlements (1/2)

ANALYSIS: Foreign currency checks drawn from or deposited in Lebanon will absolutely be impacted if…

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AI, digitisation could hold the key to MENA’s food security challenge

An article by Belal Zehran, Foodics' International Managing Director, Egypt & UAE The food and…

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Lack of government decisiveness and incentives push economy down the drain

With an advanced score on the 2025 World Citizenship Index and nine Lebanese universities among…

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Qatar, Kuwait, UAE see steady June PMI growth; Lebanon slows decline

Business activity across Middle Eastern economies showed mixed trends in June, with Qatar leading growth,…

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How Lebanon’s Blacklisting Hampers Humanitarian Operations

On June 10, 2025, the European Commission formally moved Lebanon into its “high-risk” category for…

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Who needs reforms when you got YouTube ads?

The continued paralysis over reforms reflects entrenched political resistance and fears of upsetting Hezbollah’s influence…

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