The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) revealed that Egypt has advanced to the 105th rank among 180 countries, up from the 117th rank in 2017 with a score of 35 points compared to 32 points in 2017 report, showing a slight decrease in corruption domestically. To read more about Issue 212
Egypt Central Bank has received the 2 BN USD fifth tranche of its IMF loan after concluding its fourth review of Egypt economic reforms. To read more about Issue 213
Saudi Arabia announced investments in Pakistan worth between 15 and 20 BN USD during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman official visit. Saudi Arabia and UAE in recent months have offered Pakistan more than 30 BN USD in loans and investments to tackle a soaring current-account deficit. To read more about Issue 214
Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), an authority that regulates world-class free zones in Qatar, has identified 69 investment opportunities in partnership with Qatar Petroleum, under Qatar Petroleum's landmark Tawteen initiative launched in Doha. To read more about Issue 215
Insights Africa
The United Nations announced that 10% of Niger population need humanitarian aid because jihadi violence that forced people to flee their homes has worsened the country's food crisis. To read more about Issue 6
Toyota Kenya has entered into a partnership with Suzuki Motor Corporation to distribute seven Suzuki cars models in Kenya. The cars on offer range from between 800,000 KES (7,952 USD) to 3.8 MM KES (37,773 USD). This deal will make the company the second Suzuki distributor in the country. To read more about Issue 7
The IMF announced that the ratio of Uganda public debt to GDP is expected to reach 49.5% by 2021/2022 due to the continued large fiscal expenditure by the Ugandan government. To read more about Issue 8
German carmaker Volkswagen'sSouth Africanunit expects to produce a record number of vehicles in 2019 despite a slow domestic economy. It manufactured 126,463 vehicles in 2018 but planning to produce 161,900 vehicles in 2019 with 108,000 destined for export. To read more about Issue 9
