Arab countries

Fransabank Economic Bulletin for the Third Quarter 2014

Beirut, November 28, 2014

In Fransabank's Economic Bulletin for the first nine months of 2014:

-   Incessant unfavorable regional turmoil in several Arab countries affect negatively the economic performance and hence decrease the GDP growth forecast in Lebanon to nearly 1.8%.

AFED Seventh Annual Conference in Amman Flagship Report on Arab Food Security

Amman, 16 June 2014 - Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced after a meeting held in Amman by the organizing committee of its upcoming seventh annual conference, that the conference will be held on 26-27 November 2014 at the Royal Convention Centre at Le Merdien in Amman. The theme will be food security options in Arab countries, based on a comprehensive report on the subject which AFED is preparing in cooperation with a group of experts at leading research and policy centers.