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Iraq Oil Output Exceeds 5 million bpd

Business Majnoon oil field near the Iraqi city of Basra (Reuters)

Iraq Oil Output Exceeds 5 million bpd

Iraq produces more than 5 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), Oil Minister Basim Mohammed told state news agency INA on Saturday. According to Reuters, Iraq…

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Business IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the Annual Meetings Plenary at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

IMF: Any Slowdown in AI-driven Growth Would be Factor for Central Banks

Central bankers around the world would need to consider any slowdown in AI-driven growth as they assess steps in their fight against inflation, International…

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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 The Hail and Ghasha gas fields are located approximately 190 km northwest of the capital, Abu Dhabi. (WAM)

ADNOC Awards $2Bln in Contracts for the Hail, Ghasha Gas Development Project

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced Wednesday awarding two substantial contracts totaling AED7.49 billion ($2 billion) to ADNOC Drilling for the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Women attend the Color Run event during Riyadh season festival, in Saudi Arabia, in this file photo taken on October 26, 2019. (REUTERS)

Saudi Growth Rates Reflect Effectiveness of Economic Reform Policies

Saudi Arabia is implementing economic reform policies that have proven effective, experts told Asharq Al-Awsat. According to Ipsos Global Advisor survey,…

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Business France ranked third among major foreign investors in Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Riyadh, Paris Keen on Strengthening Strategic Partnership

Amid fears that European economies would face a recession as a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war, economists expected that the Saudi-French talks would…

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Business The Saudi Food Security Committee monitors the strategic inventory of wheat and barley (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Increases Support to Enhance Food Security

Saudi government entities concerned with the food security system have allocated around $2.5 billion to support the strategic inventory of wheat and barley and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business The signing ceremony of a Greek-Saudi agreement (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi-Greek Partnership to Link Global Digital Economy through Data Cable

Saudi Arabia and Greece have revealed a strategic partnership between the private sectors in the two countries to work on a cable project that will ensure the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business A man rides a bicycle past Emirates NBD head office in Dubai, UAE. Reuters file photo

Dubai's Emirates NBD Profit Rises in Second Quarter

Dubai's biggest lender, Emirates NBD, posted on Thursday a jump of 42% in second-quarter net profit, boosted by higher income and lower impairments. …

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Business Egypt and the IMF are working to "resolve differences" in ongoing negotiations. Reuters

Egypt Says Negotiations with IMF Ongoing

Egypt and the International Monetary Fund are working to "resolve differences" in ongoing negotiations, Finance Minister Mohamed Maiit told Al-Arabiya on…

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Business Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla and Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad during talks on Tuesday, July 26,2022. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt Seeks to Reduce, Capture and Store Carbon

Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla and Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad met on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the COP27 Climate Summit, which…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business The IMF raised its 2023 growth forecasts for the Saudi Arabia’s economy. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

IMF Raises Saudi Economic Growth Forecasts

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its 2023 growth forecasts for Saudi Arabia’s economy by 0.1% from April to 3.7%. It maintained its…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business A woman walks past shops in the ancient Moroccan city of Fez on June 8, 2022. (AFP)

Morocco, World Bank Sign Agreement to Strengthen Human Capital

The World Bank approved last week $500 million to help strengthen human capital and resilience in Morocco. Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget Fouzi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Rabat)
Business THE LINE will run on 100 percent renewable energy and prioritize people's health and well-being over transportation and infrastructure as in traditional cities (Asharq Al-Awsat)

NEOM Advances Saudi Trends for Investing in Quality Infrastructure

Saudi Arabia's orientation towards intensifying investment in qualitative development of infrastructure and expanding the base of manpower and skilled minds is…

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Business Qatar records a growth in its trade balance surplus in 2021. (Reuters)

Qatar Trade Surplus Balance Jumps 130%

Qatar’s merchandise trade balance surplus (the difference between total exports and imports) jumped in 2021 by 130.7% to QR215.6 billion ($59.2 billion),…

Asharq Al Awsat (Doha)
Business Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

Oil Steady as Demand Concerns Offset US Crude Stock Drawdown

Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as concerns about weaker demand offset industry data that showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in US crude stockpiles. …

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Business Customers dine at a restaurant in a shopping area in Beijing, China July 25, 2022. (Reuters)

IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook, Warns High Inflation Threatens Recession

The International Monetary Fund cut global growth forecasts again on Tuesday, warning that downside risks from high inflation and the Ukraine war were…

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Business An Emirates plane seen on Feb. 10, 2013. (Photo: Kamran Jebreili AP)

UAE' Sharjah Airport Receives 6 Million Travelers in H1 2022

Sharjah Airport registered a 142.74% rise in passenger traffic during the first half of 2022, equivalent to approximately six million passengers. The the…

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Business The second Higher Committee meeting of the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development kicked off in Cairo on Monday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Bahrain Joins Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development

The second Higher Committee meeting of the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development kicked off in Cairo on Monday. The committee, which…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Riyadh's strategy aims to make the city capital one of the ten largest city economies in the world (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Completes E-Link Procedures to Automate Business Acceleration

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) completed the electronic linking procedures with the Saudi Center for Economic Business through the Tanfeeth program to directly…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business The Jeddah Central Development Company announced the signing of a MoU with Cruise Saudi to develop the design for Jeddah Central Development (JCD) project’s International Luxury Cruise Terminal. (JCD)

MoU Signed to Develop Design for Jeddah Central Project’s Int'l Luxury Cruise Terminal

The Jeddah Central Development Company (JCDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and a master developer of Jeddah Central Project,…

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Business Saudi Arabia is seeking to increase investments and trade exchange worldwide. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Receives Largest Share of China's BRI Investments

Saudi Arabia is the largest recipient of Chinese investments within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the first half of 2022, according to a recent…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business A general view over gas compressor station in Mallnow, Germany, 11 July 2022. (EPA)

Russia’s Gazprom Tightens Squeeze on Gas Flow to Europe

Russia tightened its gas squeeze on Europe on Monday as Gazprom said supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany would drop to just 20% of capacity…

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Business  Part of the Medgaz underwater natural gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain. (Reuters)

Algeria’s Gas Supply to Spain Temporarily Suspended

A malfunction in the Medgaz underwater natural gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain has caused a temporary suspension of gas supplies to Spain on Sunday,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Business  The Saudi-Kazakh forum saw the signing of 13 investment agreements in several sectors of common interest. (Photo: Ghazi Mehdi)

Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan Sign 13 Agreements to Boost Investments

The Saudi-Kazakhstan forum, which kicked off on Sunday, saw the signing of 13 investment agreements in several sectors of common interest, including sports,…

Asma al Ghabri (Jeddah)
Business A currency trader walks near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Asian Shares Start Week Lower, Tracking Wall St Retreat

Asian shares tumbled Monday after a retreat on Wall Street spurred by disappointing economic data and corporate earnings. Oil prices also slipped. Investors…

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Business The Saudi Minister of Energy meets with Jordanian ministers in Jeddah. SPA

Saudi Arabia, Jordan Discuss Cooperation in Renewable Energy, Water and Irrigation

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has met in Jeddah with Jordanian ministers to discuss ways to cooperate in the fields of…

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