AMMAN / AP Conflicts in Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen have erased “development gains for a whole generation,” including driving up already high levels of poverty and unemployment, the head of the International Monetary Fund said. The international community must be prepared to scale up long-term development aid in the region to rebuild infrastructure …

  Reuters Egypt was unable to garner a single offer from wheat suppliers at its state grain tender on Friday, forcing it to cancel and raising renewed questions about its ability to tap global wheat markets while maintaining a ban on ergot fungus. Friday’s cancelation comes amid a flurry of cargoes either rejected or held from export since Egypt reinstated …

    Sharjah / Emirates Business There are several equitable added values which are derived from the significant role which SMEs play to the strategic global economic development process. The Sharjah FDI Forum, organised by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), in collaboration with Financial Times (FT) and the fDi magazine, has geared up its 2nd edition with a …