The Austrian Central Bank expects the local economy to record a slight growth in GDP of 0.3 percent for the current year 2025, thus avoiding entering a third year of recession, following stronger than expected economic performance in the first half of the year.

The real GDP of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recorded a growth of 3.9 percent, reaching 455 billion dirhams in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.

Oil prices declined in trading today, Wednesday, but remained close to their highest levels in a month, supported by new U.S. sanctions on a network of shipping companies and vessels, while traders are awaiting the OPEC+ meeting scheduled for the end of the week.

The World Bank (WB) has provided a grant of $100 million to Madagascar, aimed at improving the performance of the national electricity and water company 'JIRAMA', which is suffering from a severe financial crisis.

European natural gas prices fell during trading today, Monday, approaching their lowest level since the beginning of the year, ahead of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to discuss a peace agreement with Russia.

The federal debt of the United States has continued to rise, reaching $37.005 trillion, an increase of $6.3 billion, continuing the rapid upward trend of the debt, which shows no signs of slowing down.

The operating revenue of major light industry companies in China reached 11.3 trillion yuan (approximately 1.57 trillion US dollars) during the first half of this year.

The Central Bank of Egypt announced an increase in the net foreign currency reserves to $49.036 billion by the end of July 2025, compared to approximately $48.700 billion at the end of June, with an increase of $336 million.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Eurozone recorded a growth rate of 0.1 percent during the second quarter of the current year 2025, while it increased by 0.2 percent in the European Union compared to the previous quarter.

China's fiscal expenditure expanded 3.4 percent year-on-year, reaching nearly 14.13 trillion yuan (about 1.98 trillion US dollars) during the first half of 2025.

South Korea's exports decreased by 2.2 percent year-on-year in the first 20 days of July.

The Bank of Italy (the central bank) announced that the country's GDP grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, driven by an increase in consumption and investment, in addition to limited American demand.

China's total foreign exchange reserves reached $3.2853 trillion by the end of May, an increase of $3.6 billion or 0.11% compared to the end of April.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to increase tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, which will increase pressure on steel producers worldwide and threaten to escalate his trade war.

Japanese government announced today, Tuesday, a support package worth $15.5 billion to help small and medium-sized Japanese companies cope with the impact of the hefty tariffs imposed by the United States.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed several financing agreements with some member countries for a total value exceeding one billion dollars.

The gross domestic product (GDP) in the Eurozone and the European Union (EU) registered a growth of 0.3 percent during the first quarter of the current year compared to the previous quarter.

Jordanian exports to the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) by the end of last February of this year increased by 12.2 percent, reaching 515 million dinars, compared to 459 million dinars for the same period last year.

Oil prices rose, today, Wednesday, remaining just above four-year lows, as investors focused on U.S.-China trade talks and signs of declining U.S. production.

The volume of trade between China and Arab countries exceeded 400 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, and China has remained the largest trading partner of Arab countries for many consecutive years.