UAE Non-Oil Business Activity Surges to Nine-Month High in December

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 The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector recorded its fastest expansion in nine months in December 2024, buoyed by strong domestic demand and increased business activity, according to the latest S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report. PMI Highlights Robust Growth The seasonally adjusted UAE PMI climbed to 55.4 in December from 54.2 in November, signaling robust growth well above the 50.0 threshold that separates expansion from contraction. This marked the third consecutive monthly increase, underscoring sustained recovery in the non-oil sector. Key drivers of growth included a notable rise in new business activity. The new orders subindex rose sharply to 59.3 in December from 58.0 in the previous month, reflecting strong domestic demand. Challenges Amid the Growth While domestic demand flourished, export growth slowed, with the export orders subindex dropping to a seven-month low. Additionally, businesses faced mounting backlogs due to capacity constraints,...

How Qatar is looking for an outlet to control the Sudanese arena


The Sudanese politicians look suspiciously to the Qatari help, because of the background of the suspected role of Doha in supporting political Islam groups and fanning the Sudanese crisis by supervising the strengthening of the influence of parties affiliated with the Sudanese Brotherhood.

Qatar is searching for an outlet that will allow it to return to the Sudanese square after a previous tension with the Transitional Military Council, which led to a period of transition that ended with a dialogue with the opposition representing the popular movement and the (dialogue) finally led to an agreement on power sharing that resulted in the formation of a government and a sovereign council to manage the country for two years followed by Presidential elections.

Relations between Khartoum and Doha were strained following a Qatari move to rearrange the Sudan Brotherhood’s house by supervising intensive meetings to unify Sudanese parties with Brotherhood backgrounds to reproduce the former Brotherhood regime led by ousted President Omar al-Bashir and that was at the height of the efforts led by the (former) Transitional Military Council To calm the social front and create conditions for a national dialogue that ends the political crisis.Relations between Khartoum and Doha were strained following a Qatari move to rearrange the Sudan Brotherhood’s house by supervising intensive meetings to unify Sudanese parties with Brotherhood backgrounds to reproduce the former Brotherhood regime led by ousted President Omar al-Bashir and that was at the A Qatari official said today, Wednesday, that his country supports and supports the government and people of Sudan and harnesses their regional and international relations in order to achieve peace, stability and development in Sudan, in a support that is likely to jeopardize efforts to support the transitional authority in crossing the country to safety after a wave of protests that exacerbated the economic crisis.

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