Consultancy firm EY said in its latest report that the value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals with disclosed value in the MENA region surged by 105% YoY to USD 10 bn in Q3 of 2018 from USD 4.9 bn in the year-ago period, despite the number of deals has dropped 3% from 110 deals in Q3 2017 to 107 deals this year