BEIJING - China’s exports fell by double digits in January and February as anti-virus controls closed factories, while imports sank by a smaller margin.

Exports tumbled 17.2% from a year earlier to $292.4 billion, a sharp reverse from December’s 7.8% …

Libya's Finance Minister Faraj Bumatari said on Tuesday the Tripoli-based government has reduced its 2020 spending plan to 40 billion dinars ($28.5 billion) because of the blockade of oil ports.

He added in a news conference broadcast live on television …

TRIPOLI Libya's revenues are bleeding from a protracted blockade on oil exports.

The National Oil Corporation said losses from the shutdown of major oil fields and terminals had surpassed $2bn on Tuesday.

Oil production became the latest victim of a …

WASHINGTON The World Bank Group released a new strategy for assisting people and economies in countries affected by Fragility Conflict and Violence (FCV). The strategy updates Bank policies improves on its expertise and diversifies the financing tools designed to respond …

Tripoli- Human Resources Dept at Ministry of Education opened training halls for the ministry's staff. The training halls were opened Tuesday by Minister of Education, Mohamed Emmari Zaed, Deputy Minister, Adel Jouma, and Director of Human Resources Dept and other …

Tripoli-GNA Minister of Finance, met Tuesday with custom and tax officails. The meeting focused on mechanisms and measures to be taken to finalize the developments programme of customs and tax authorities to offer services to the public. the meeting was …

TRIPOLI - On 9 and 10 February, 28 Libyan economic experts gathered in Cairo for the second round of talks of the Libyan Economic and Financial Track, one of the three intra-Libyan tracks UNSMIL is organizing - along with the …

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Rising spatial disparities from cities that are sprawling and fragmented are creating leading and lagging regions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Differences in living standards across sub-national regions in MENA contribute 63% more to total …

Tripoli-The National Oil Company has said that losses incurred from closure of oil fields and terminals have exceeded $931 million. Oil production has plunged to 187.337 bpd as a result of the closure, it said. In a statement it issued …