A ballooning budget, a widening deficit, rising inflation, a falling currency, and a ratings agency downgrade have given some cause for concern, yet the fundamentals remain sturdy.
The president's efforts to tame rampant inflation have only scratched the surface of its economic problems, which require deeper and more sustainable reform. So far, that appears unattainable.
There were dire predictions over the impact of sanctions and yet growth has increased, thanks to military spending. But there are deeper doubts over whether it can last and what lies ahead.
The state's refusal to engage with bondholders risks keeping Lebanon out of the funding markets, draining its remaining reserves as creditors seek redress
An end to the conflict is an absolute priority and a basic demand, but even if it were to come now, and the most optimistic recovery scenario played out, Gaza faces a bleak economic future
High inflation and low productivity are but two of the concerns being voiced by Iranian media outlets about the state of the country's economy, as it enters a new year.
With an economy in decline, a growing population and a growing refugee community, Egypt can be the source of the next migration wave into Europe. This package aims to stave off this 'threat'.
Japan, the third-strongest global economic power for over a decade, has been surpassed by Germany. It grapples with inflation, sluggish consumerism and demographic decline.
The Saudi pioneer of the prose poem reveals why her recent collections were linked by the theme of water and how the artform means she has lived many lives.
One of the biggest names in the stricken financial sector calls for 'hope' amid the crisis that has reduced millions to poverty and ruined the country's reputation. There is now a detailed plan.
Over 6,000 people have been sheltering in woodland in Olala in Amhara for two months having already fled from civil war. The international community is not doing enough to help.
No stranger to rivalries, the governor of the Central Bank of Libya is technocrat who has had to develop his political wiles, most recently clashing with the prime minister. Is this the next Gaddafi?