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

Aramco Receives Directive to Maintain Maximum Daily Production at 12 mln bpd

Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it will not try to increase its maximum daily oil production to 13 million barrels a day after receiving a directive from the Kingdom…

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Business Flynas has adopted many sustainable initiatives and practices to protect the environment. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi flynas Reduces Carbon Emissions by 161,000 Tons

Carbon emissions in flynas operations during 18 months were cut by more than 161,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), equivalent to planting 6.44 million trees,…

Business The first session of the China and the Gulf Cooperation Council economic trade forum in China last year (GCC General Secretariat website)

Beijing: China, GCC Complete 90% of Free Trade Agreement

About 90% of the terms of the free trade negotiations between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have been completed, announced China’s…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business This aerial photo shows the Evergrande logo on residential buildings in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on December 4, 2023. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China Evergrande Ordered to Liquidate in Landmark Moment for Crisis-hit Sector

A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of property giant China Evergrande Group, dealing a fresh blow to confidence in the country's fragile…

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Business The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed during the Saudi Tourism Forum in Riyadh. (SPA)

Cruise Saudi, ِAl Madinah Region Development Authority Sign MoU to Boost Tourism Sector

Cruise Saudi, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and Al Madinah Region Development Authority signed on Monday a Memorandum of…

Business Red Sea Global self-driving vehicles for sustainable transportation (Red Sea Global)

Red Sea Global to Use Sustainable Fuel for its Fleet

Red Sea Global (RSG) announced using low-carbon biofuel in all its delivery trucks. According to a press statement, RSG's entire fleet of land…

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Business Visitors at the Jeddah International Tourism and Travel Exhibition 2024. (Photo by: Adnan Mahdali)

Saudi Arabia Launches Jeddah International Travel and Tourism Exhibition

The Jeddah International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (JTTX) 2024 kicked off at the Jeddah Superdome on Sunday. The Jeddah Exhibition is hosting 250 local…

Ibrahim al-Qurashi (Jeddah)
Business QatarEnergy and US-based Excelerate Energy signed on Monday a 15-year agreement to supply 1 million metric tons per year (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be delivered to Bangladesh for 15 years from January 2026. (QNA)

QatarEnergy, Excelerate Energy Sign 15-Year Supply LNG Deal 

QatarEnergy and US-based Excelerate Energy signed on Monday a 15-year agreement to supply 1 million metric tons per year (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG)…

Business Saudi Arabia is driving a major shift in the transportation sector to address the rising challenges of climate change.  (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Accelerates Shift to Modern Transport for Carbon Emission Reduction

Saudi Arabia is driving a major shift in the transportation sector to address the rising challenges of climate change. The Kingdom’s plans in this area…

Mohammed al-Mutairi (Riyadh)
Business Tugboats mobilize the Crude Oil Tanker President, anchored in Pampatar Bay two years ago in Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta state, Venezuela on January 19, 2024. (AFP)

Oil Climbs as Tensions Escalate in Middle East 

Oil prices climbed on Monday after a drone attack on US forces on the Syrian-Jordanian border added to worries over supply disruption in the Middle East as…

Business Pigeons flutter beside people resting at the seaside in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 28, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

S&P Says Could Cut Israel's Credit Rating if Conflict Expands Beyond Gaza

Israel's sovereign credit rating could be cut if the war with Hamas expands to other fronts, but if this does not happen it should be able to weather the war's…

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Business The center will employ artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies - SPA

KACST, ACWA Power Sign Deal to Establish Clean Energy, Water Desalination Technologies Development Center

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and ACWA Power Company signed an agreement on Sunday to establish a joint "Clean Energy and Water…

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Business A man smokes a cigarette on a frozen river in Beijing on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

Report: Russia’s Planned Gas Pipeline to China Faces Construction Delay

Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene said construction of Russia's planned new Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline to China, which was expected to start this…

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Business Smoke rises from the British oil tanker Marlin Luanda as it transits the Gulf of Aden on January 27, 2024. (AFP)

Trafigura Conducts Risk Assessment in Red Sea Following Tanker Attack

Commodities trader Trafigura said on Saturday it was assessing the security risks of further Red Sea voyages after firefighters put out a blaze on a tanker…

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Business Oil storage tanks in western France. (AFP)

Russian Gazprom Neft Forecasts Slight Surplus in Global Oil Market

The head of Russian Gazprom Neft said on Saturday he sees no need for additional oil supply cuts by OPEC+ oil producers, days before the group is due to meet…

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Business Headquarters of the Turkish Central Bank (Reuters)

Goldman Sees Turkish Interest Rates Falling by 20%

Economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expected Türkiye's central bank to take a sharp pivot toward monetary easing prompting interest rates to fall by 20% by…

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Business US dollar bills. Reuters file photo

Jordan’s Central Bank: Interest Rates to Drop in Q2 of 2024

The Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has said there are indicators that the monetary tightening policy has ended. During the Jordanian Banking…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business A picture from the ancient citadel in Erbil shows the city's old market. (File photo: Reuters)

Iran: Erbil Boycott Has Not Affected Trade

Iranian officials announced that trade exchange with Erbil, northern Iraq, continued despite the campaign to boycott Iranian goods, which is gaining reasonable…

Business Aerial view of Riyadh (Reuters)

PIF Prices International Bond Offering at $5 Bn

Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) completed pricing a $5 billion Reg S international bond offering under its Euro Medium-Term Note Program, aligning with its…

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Business The average consumer price index recorded 0.2% during the first ten months of 2023 on an annual basis. (Reuters)

Inflation in Bahrain Drops by 0.3% Year-on-Year during December

The Consumer Price Index in Bahrain declined 0.3 percent in December on an annual basis, while maintaining its steadiness at 0.2 percent on a monthly basis. …

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Business Mohammad Ali Mosque appears on the skyline of the Egyptian capital, from one of the old neighborhoods. (Reuters)

Egypt: Gold Funds Provide Citizens with Hedging Opportunities

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that launching investment funds in metals, including gold, was aimed at providing investment opportunities that…

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Business UAE's Undersecretary of Ministry of Finance Younis al-Khoori (WAM)

UAE Ministry of Finance Plans to Issue $1.3 Bn Bonds, Sukuk in Q1 2024

UAE's Ministry of Finance issued a total of $2 billion in bonds and Sukuk in 2023 and plans to issue bonds valued at $1.3 billion for Q1 2024, announced…

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Business A handout photo made available by the Suez Canal Authority shows the Greek-owned bulk carrier 'Zografia' at the Suez Shipyard Co. in Ismailia, Egypt, 22 January 2024. EPA/SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY OFFICE / HANDOUT

Freight Through Suez Canal Down 45% Since Houthi Attacks

Freight going through the Suez Canal has dropped by 45% in the two months since attacks by Yemen's Houthis led shipping groups to divert freight, disrupting…

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Business A naval forces boat secures one of the areas of the Suez Canal near the Egyptian city of Ismailia. (AP)

International Maritime Organization Deems Cape of Good Hope Navigation Route ‘Unsustainable’

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez has stressed that the IMO supports freedom of navigation and calls for calm in…

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