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Arab Parliament, World Bank Discuss Development in Arab Countries

The World Bank logo. (File/Asharq Al-Awsat Ar)
The World Bank logo. (File/Asharq Al-Awsat Ar)
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Arab Parliament, World Bank Discuss Development in Arab Countries

The World Bank logo. (File/Asharq Al-Awsat Ar)
The World Bank logo. (File/Asharq Al-Awsat Ar)

Arab Parliament Speaker Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi has met with World Bank President Ajay Banga in Washington, D.C. to discuss ways to strengthen relations and the development of Arab countries.
Al-Asoumi said that developing the human capital is an important, and urgent, priority for Arab countries, and a foremost concern for both the Arab Parliament and the World Bank. It is the basis for joint work toward development, SPA reported.
The General Secretariat of the Arab Parliament in Cairo said that Al-Asoumi indicated that Arab countries have great development needs in many areas where the World Bank plays an important role, noting that the difficult humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip requires urgent intervention in many areas of development, notably health and education. A number of constructive proposals were also given for consideration by the World Bank.

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Oil Prices Rise as US Crude, Fuel Inventories Seen Shrinking

An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in Kazakhstan (Reuters)
An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in Kazakhstan (Reuters)
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Oil Prices Rise as US Crude, Fuel Inventories Seen Shrinking

An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in Kazakhstan (Reuters)
An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in Kazakhstan (Reuters)

Falling US crude inventories caused oil prices to rebound on Wednesday after several days of decline, while expectations for a nearing ceasefire deal in the Middle East kept prices from continuing to climb.

Brent crude futures for September rose 46 cents to $81.47 a barrel by 0020 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude for September increased 42 cents to $77.38 per barrel, Reuters reported.

US crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, according to market sources citing the American Petroleum Institute (API), a trade organization.

Benchmarks picked up accordingly. WTI had lost 7% over the previous four sessions and Brent shed nearly 5% in the previous three.

The API figures showed crude stocks falling by 3.9 million barrels in the week ended July 19, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Gasoline inventories fell by 2.8 million barrels and distillates shed 1.5 million barrels.

That would be the first time crude stocks in the United States fell for four weeks in a row since September 2023.

Official government data on oil inventory data is due for release on Wednesday.

Oil prices fell to a six-week low on Tuesday, with Brent closing at its lowest level since June 9 on ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in a plan outlined by US President Joe Biden in May and mediated by Egypt and Qatar.

Prices also suffered on continued concern that economic softening in China, which is the world's biggest crude importer, would weaken global oil demand.