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World Food Prices Dip in October, but Remain Higher Than a Year Ago

Business A worker carries loaves of bread for sale at a bakery in the capital city of Cairo, Egypt November 4, 2026. (Reuters)

World Food Prices Dip in October, but Remain Higher Than a Year Ago

World food prices edged lower in October as weaker import demand contributed to monthly declines in cereal, dairy and meat prices, but were still nearly 6%…

Business Copper at the Aurubis copper smelting and refining plant in Hamburg, Germany. (Reuters)

Copper Falls, Set for Worst Week Since March on AI Rout

Copper dropped on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly drop in London since March, as a rout in technology stocks battered markets. Benchmark three…

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Business Workers walk at Kalyon Karapinar solar power plant in Karapinar, Konya province, Türkiye, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP)

Emerging Economies Set to Match Advanced Nations’ Renewable Capacity Additions, IEA Says

Emerging ‌and developing economies outside China are expected to add as much new renewable energy capacity as advanced economies for the first time over…

Business Gold bracelets displayed in a shop window on Green Street, east London, UK, April 30, 2024. (AFP)

Gold Drops Over 1% on Higher Oil Prices; US Payrolls Data in Focus

Gold prices slipped on Friday as oil prices rebounded, fanning inflation worries and higher-for-longer interest rate expectations, while investors awaited key…

Business A pumpjack operates near Bakersfield, California, on Oct. 16. (AFP)

Oil Set for Sharp Weekly Drop but Middle East Supply Concerns Provide Floor

Oil prices are set for a sharp weekly drop on expectations of a de-escalation of the Iran war after US President Donald Trump's party suffered election losses,…


Business FILE PHOTO: Logos of ADNOC are seen at Gastech, the world's biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan, April 4, 2017.    REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

ADNOC Buys Stake in NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG, Inks Supply Deal

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Monday said it has acquired an 11.7% stake in phase 1 of NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG export facility. ADNOC and…

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Business As per the agreement, Pasqal will install, maintain, and operate a 200-qubit quantum computer, which is scheduled for deployment in the second half of 2025. SPA

Aramco Signs Agreement with Pasqal to Deploy 1st Quantum Computer in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Pasqal, a global leader in neutral atom quantum computing, to install the first quantum…

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Business The BIBAN e-commerce gathering in Saudi Arabia (SPA)

Saudi E-commerce Set to Reach $44 Bln by 2030

Saudi Arabia is working to improve its investment climate for e-commerce, aiming to attract more local and international companies to tap into this rapidly…

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Business The logo of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is seen on their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

ECB Pressures Banks to Speed Up Russia Exits

The European Central Bank has told all Eurozone lenders with operations in Russia to speed up their withdrawal plans because of fears they could be hit by US…

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Business Kuwaiti Electricity Ministry's acting undersecretary, Haitham Al-Ali, and CEO of the GCC Interconnection Authority, Engineer Ahmed Al-Ebrahim, sign the contracts on Sunday (KUNA)

Kuwait to Buy 500MW of Power Through GCC Interconnection Authority

Kuwait on Sunday signed contracts to buy 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity through the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) to avoid…

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Business Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Aljadaan. SPA

Aljadaan Heads Kingdom's Delegation to Saudi-Chinese Meetings in Beijing

The Saudi Minister of Finance, Mohammed Aljadaan, heads the Kingdom's delegation participating in the two-day Saudi-Chinese meetings to be held on Monday in…

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Business FILE PHOTO: A saleswoman picks gold necklaces to show it to a customer inside a jewelry showroom on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, a major gold buying festival, in Kochi, India, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo

Gold Hits Record Peak, Silver Jumps

Gold prices hit an all-time high on Monday as a slowing US inflation trend boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve could deliver its first interest rate…

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Business Qatari flag flutters in Doha - AAWSAT/File

Qatar Posts $549 Mln First-quarter Budget Surplus

Qatar, the world's second-largest LNG exporter, achieved a budget surplus of 2 billion riyals ($548.9 million) in the first quarter of 2024, which was used to…

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Business Saudi Staffing Company SMASCO Announces Final IPO Price at 7.50 Riyals Per Share

Saudi Staffing Company SMASCO Announces Final IPO Price at 7.50 Riyals Per Share

Saudi Arabian staffing company SMASCO announced its final IPO price at 7.50 riyals per share via the Saudi Exchange on Sunday. The company aims to raise as…

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Business A civilian aircraft flies over the skies of the Saudi capital (Riyadh Air)

Saudi Aviation Sector Contributes $53 Bln to Economy

Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation sector is playing a crucial role in driving the Kingdom’s economic growth, contributing $53 billion to the Gross Domestic…

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Business Rasan’s pavilion at the Leap 24 international conference in Riyadh (from the company’s account on X)

Saudi Rasan to Sell Shares on Tadawul

The Saudi Rasan Information Technology Company intends to offer 22.74 million shares on the Tadawul Stock Exchange, 10 percent of which will be allocated to…

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Business FILE PHOTO: An exterior view shows an office building, which houses the Russian headquarters of Deutsche Bank, in Moscow, Russia, September 17, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/File Photo

Russian Court Seizes Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank Assets

A Russian court has ordered that Deutsche Bank's and Commerzbank's assets, accounts, property and shares be seized in Russia as part of a lawsuit involving the…

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Business Minister of Environment Leads Saudi Delegation at 10th World Water Forum

Minister of Environment Leads Saudi Delegation at 10th World Water Forum

Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen Alfadley is leading the Kingdom's delegation to the 10th World Water Forum in Bali…

Business Saudi EXIM chief executive Saad bin Abdulaziz AlKhalb signed the agreement in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye. - SPA

Saudi EXIM Signs Line of Credit Agreement with Ziraat Bank of Türkiye

The Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM) announced it signed a line of credit agreement worth $100 million with the Turkish Ziraat Bank, which aims at…

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Business  (FILES) This picture shows Aramco tower at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh on April 16, 2023. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

Saudi Aramco Signs MoUs with US firms Aeroseal, Spiritus and Rondo

Saudi Aramco signed three memorandums of understanding (MOU) with US companies Aeroseal, Spiritus and Rondo, the state-owned oil giant said on Friday. Under…

Business A man waves a Turkish flag - REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Morocco to Impose Anti-dumping Duty on Turkish Electric Ovens

Morocco's trade ministry plans to introduce an anti-dumping duty on electric ovens imported from Türkiye that would amount to 62% to protect the local market,…

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Business Gold bullion displayed in a store in the German city of Pforzheim (dpa)

Gold Heads for Second Weekly Gain, Extending Support to Silver and Platinum

Gold prices were on track for a second consecutive weekly gain on Friday due to improved interest rate cut expectations, providing support to silver and…

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Business Group CEO of Red Sea Global John Pagano. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Red Sea Int’l Airport in Saudi Launches 8 Weekly Flights

The Red Sea International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s western region, which opened last year, is now buzzing with eight weekly flights connecting Riyadh, Jeddah,…

Business Saudi PIF launched Saudi Arabia’s first electric car brand, “CEER,” in November 2022. (PIF)

Saudi PIF Leads Integrated Effort to Build National Car Sector

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is making big moves to kickstart the Kingdom’s own car industry. It launched Saudi Arabia’s first electric car…

Business Director-General of Saudi Arabia’s Financial Academy Mana bin Mohammed Al-Khamsan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Launches Training Program to Combat Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new training program to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. The initiative targets leaders in financial and non…

Business The Arab Forum for Anti-Corruption Agencies and Financial Intelligence Units was held over two days in Riyadh. (X)

Saudi Arabia Tops G20 Countries in Financial Regulation Compliance

Saudi Central Bank Governor Ayman Al-Sayari announced that Saudi Arabia has the highest compliance in supervision and regulation among G20 countries. He warned…

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Business The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Iraq’s economy contracted by 2.2% in 2022, projecting a growth by 1.4% in 2024 and 5.3% in 2025. (AFP)

IMF Expects Iraq’s Economy to Grow by 1.4% in 2024, 5.3% in 2025

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Iraq’s economy contracted by 2.2% in 2022, projecting a growth by 1.4% in 2024 and 5.3% in 2025. …

Business The Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning has met with Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs. SPA

Saudi Arabia, Slovenia Discuss Economic Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim has met with Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon. …

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Business The field has production capacity of up to 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day. WAM

UAE’s ADNOC to Begin Production at Ras Al Sadr Gas Field

The United Arab Emirates' state-owned energy giant ADNOC is to start production at the Ras Al Sadr gas field in Abu Dhabi, state news agency WAM reported on…

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