Australia Overtakes Qatar as World's Largest LNG Exporter

A liquefied natural gas tanker at Ras Laffan in northern Qatar. AP Photo
A liquefied natural gas tanker at Ras Laffan in northern Qatar. AP Photo
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Australia Overtakes Qatar as World's Largest LNG Exporter

A liquefied natural gas tanker at Ras Laffan in northern Qatar. AP Photo
A liquefied natural gas tanker at Ras Laffan in northern Qatar. AP Photo

Australia overtook Qatar as the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first time in November, data from Refinitiv Eikon showed on Monday.

In November, Australia shipped out 6.7936 million tons of LNG while Qatar exported 6.2025 million tons, the data showed.

Australia's LNG exports jumped by over 15 percent from the previous month, while Qatar's exports slipped by 3 percent, falling for the first time at this time of the year since 2014.



Lebanon Central Bank Signs Deal with US Risk Management Advisory Firm to Combat Illegal Activity

A view shows Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon January 12, 2023. (Reuters)
A view shows Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon January 12, 2023. (Reuters)
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Lebanon Central Bank Signs Deal with US Risk Management Advisory Firm to Combat Illegal Activity

A view shows Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon January 12, 2023. (Reuters)
A view shows Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon January 12, 2023. (Reuters)

Lebanon's central bank signed an agreement on Monday with US risk management advisory firm K2 Integrity aimed at combating illegal activities and fraud, according to a statement.

The agreement is part of the central bank's efforts to come off the global financial crime watchdog FATF's "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny.

FATF placed Lebanon on the list last October.