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350,000+Data points
670Indicators tracked
7National plans monitored
21Economies covered

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Saudi Arabia · 4UAEQatar · 5Kuwait · 2Oman · 6Bahrain · 6Iran, Islamic Rep. · 8Jordan · 5Lebanon · 1Iraq · 2Syrian Arab RepublicPalestine · 6Egypt, Arab Rep. · 11Morocco · 4Tunisia · 3Algeria · 3Libya · 5Yemen, Rep. · 1Sudan · 1Djibouti · 1Saudi Arabia: 4 recent signalsUnited Arab Emirates: no recent signalsQatar: 5 recent signalsKuwait: 2 recent signalsOman: 6 recent signalsBahrain: 6 recent signalsIran, Islamic Rep.: 8 recent signalsJordan: 5 recent signalsLebanon: 1 recent signalIraq: 2 recent signalsSyrian Arab Republic: no recent signalsPalestine: 6 recent signalsEgypt, Arab Rep.: 11 recent signalsMorocco: 4 recent signalsTunisia: 3 recent signalsAlgeria: 3 recent signalsLibya: 5 recent signalsYemen, Rep.: 1 recent signalSudan: 1 recent signalDjibouti: 1 recent signal

Recent signals

Briefs from the latest scans

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Iraq · foreign reservesNov 6, 2026

Iraq’s foreign reserves fall 25% in a year as import funding strains grow

The reserve slide has steepened, eroding the dollar cushion behind imports and the official exchange rate. The depletion preceded October’s currency reset and tighter limits on travelers’ dollar access.

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foreign reserves (US$)57.3B
40B60B80B100B120B20222023202420252026
Source: IMF — International Financial Statistics
Egypt, Arab Rep.

Egypt rebuilds reserves to 24% above their trough, strengthening its currency buffer

foreign reserves · 2 min readJordan

Jordan’s foreign reserves climb 11%, strengthening the dinar’s dollar peg

2 min readIran, Islamic Rep.

Iran’s stock market surges 117% in a year as investors seek a shelter for savings

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Agenda Watch

Latest official decisions

Date & sourceDecisionType
Nov 5, 2026Saudi Fund for DevelopmentSaudi ArabiaSFD signed six concessional loans worth over $403 million to support Syria's sectorsAgreementAgreement
Nov 4, 2026General Tax AuthorityQatarQatar extended the Global and Domestic Minimum Tax registration deadline to 31 January 2027.ReformReform
Nov 3, 2026Libyan Customs AuthorityLibyaCustoms set the dollar customs exchange rate at 2.12 dinars.ReformReform
Nov 2, 2026House of RepresentativesLibyaParliament approved an oil refinery in southern Libya.FinancingFinancing
Nov 2, 2026Ministry of Economy, Industry and InvestmentYemen, Rep.The economy ministry said it had adopted 102 new and updated standards to improve product and service quality.ReformReform
Nov 2, 2026Prime Minister of SudanSudanIt exempted returning Sudanese’ household furniture and personal electrical appliances from customs duties.Trade measureTrade measure

Development plan monitoring

National vision targets, tracked against each government's latest reported figures.

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United Arab Emirates

We the UAE 2031

2022–2031 · 9 goals tracked
GDP1.88 AED tn
1.49 AED tn at startTarget 3 AED tn
Non-oil exports561.2 AED bn
366 AED bn at startTarget 800 AED bn
Non-oil foreign trade3 AED tn
2.23 AED tn at startTarget 4 AED tn
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Iraq

National Development Plan 2024–2028

2024–2028 · 15 goals tracked
Unemployment rate13%
16.5% at startTarget 11.6%
Poverty rate17.5%
23.5% at startTarget 15%
Non-oil share of GDP40.4%
39.7% at startTarget 42.6%
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Jordan

Economic Modernisation Vision

2022–2033 · 14 goals tracked
Women's labour-force participation14.9%
14% at startTarget 28%
Tourism receipts5.25 JOD bn
1.5 JOD bn at startTarget 6.9 JOD bn
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Wars, pandemics, price collapses and blockades as spans; rate decisions, IMF programmes, World Bank financing and government policy as dots — beneath twenty headline series over the last 15 years, each with its source.

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Egypt, Arab Rep., inflation10 major events38 decisions
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