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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 A general view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia to Invest $3.4 Bln in Vaccine, Biomedical Drugs Sector

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Chairman of the Manufacturing Vaccines and Vital Medicines Committee, Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef announced…

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Business During the first quarter, Morocco recorded a total of 6.3 million payments by bank cards (Reuters)

Morocco: 6.3 Mln E-Commerce Transactions in Q1 2022

E-commerce websites and billers' websites affiliated to the Interbank Electronic Banking Center (CMI) have carried out 6.3 million online payment transactions…

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Business People attend the "Make it in the Emirates" forum held in Abu Dhabi. (WAM)

UAE’s TAQA Lists Bonds Worth $8.25 Billion on ADX

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has made a secondary listing of nine bonds valued at $8.25 billion on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The…

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Business Gasoline prices at a Shell Oil station in Newark, California, US, 23 June 2022. (EPA)

Oil Rises in Volatile Trading amid Supply Uncertainty

Oil prices edged higher amid a volatile trading session on Friday, as supply uncertainty outweighed fears of slower demand from cooling US economic activity. …

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Business File: Traders looking at stock exchange graphs. AFP/Jung Yeon-je

Asian Markets Rise as Recession Talk Tempers Rate Hike Expectations

Stocks rose in Asia on Friday following another rally on Wall Street as investors try to process central bank moves to fight soaring inflation with the growing…

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Business  Photo of the meeting of Saudi and Turkish businessmen in Turkey on Wednesday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi-Turkish Investment Ties Head Towards New Phase

Saudi and Turkish businessmen have discussed broader horizons in strategic areas and vital economic sectors, revealing plans to access the Saudi market through…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Egyptian-Saudi Business Council meeting in Cairo (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Businessmen to Asharq Al-Awsat: Egypt Turned Into a Hub for Regional Investment

Several Saudi businessmen said that the measures Egypt has taken to improve the investment climate and remove obstacles for investors increase the…

Sabri Najeh (Cairo)
Business IMF confirms that Saudi Arabia mitigated the economic risks resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war (Asharq Al-Awsat)

IMF: Overall Saudi GDP Projected to Grow 7.6%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted solid indicators for the Saudi economy, expecting a 7.6 percent overall GDP growth in 2022. Non-oil…

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Business International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, US, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

IMF Says Ready to Begin Aid Talks with Tunisia

The International Monetary Fund is set to begin formal talks on a new financial aid package for Tunisia, to help the North African nation deal with the dire…

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Business A pedestrian walks past a stock indicator displaying the Nikkei 225 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (C, top) and other world stock markets in Tokyo on 16 August 2021. AFP

Markets Fluctuate, Oil Falls again as Recession Warnings Build

Asian markets struggled Thursday to recover from the previous day's battering, while oil extended losses, after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell admitted the…

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Business Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef and UK's Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng. SPA

Saudi Arabia, UK Discuss Strengthening Collaboration in Industrial and Mining Sectors

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef has met in London with Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial…

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

Oil Falls More Than 2% as Investors Weigh Recession Risk

Oil prices continued to pull back on Thursday, dropping more than 2% as investors recalibrated assessments of recession risks and fuel demand amid interest…

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Business People line up in front of a bakery to buy bread in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon on June 22, 2022 as fuel and wheat shortage deepens. (AFP)

Lebanon Banks Association Says It Doesn’t Oppose IMF Deal

The Lebanese banks association ABL said on Wednesday it does not oppose an April draft deal between the government and the IMF, and sees an agreement with the…

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Business A general view of Kuwait City November 10, 2012. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee

Kuwait Looks Forward to Invest in US Infrastructure

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is waiting for a further expected decline in global markets before deploying investments and believes that will be by the…

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Business Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Riyadh to begin discussions with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). (Reuters)

Britain Launches Free Trade Talks with Gulf Countries

Britain will launch talks over a new free trade deal with six Gulf States in Riyadh on Wednesday. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Riyadh…

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Business UAE's Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan al-Jaber at the Make it in the Emirates Forum (WAM)

UAE Boosts ‘Self-Sufficiency’ Through Industrial Localization

UAE's Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan al-Jaber said that the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical challenges disrupted supply chains…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi )
Business A view shows the Central Bank building in Beirut. Reuters

Sources: Lebanon Central Bank Forensic Audit to Begin June 27

A team from US-based auditor Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) will arrive in Lebanon on June 27 and begin a long-delayed forensic audit of the country's central bank,…

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Business The Spain-Morocco investment forum (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Moroccan-Spanish Forum Discusses Investment in Dakhla

Morocco's Minister of Commerce and Industry Ryad Mezzour urged Spanish investors to seize opportunities to invest in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region. "You…

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Business Sheikh Tamim delivers a speech at the opening of the Qatar Economic Forum 2022. (QNA)

Emir of Qatar Says Global Economy to Shrink by a Third

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani warned on Tuesday of a wave of global economic stagnation and inflation that the world has not seen in 45 years,…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Doha)
Business General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo/File Photo

TAQA, ADNOC, Mubadala Enter Binding Agreements for Acquisition of Masdar Stake

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Mubadala Investment Company have entered into binding agreements for TAQA…

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Business The Shura Council called for conducting a study to compare the prices of basic food items in the local market. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Shura Council Demands Development of Supervisory Tools to Monitor Commodity Prices

The Saudi Shura Council has called on the Ministry of Commerce to cooperate with the relevant authorities, in order to develop the supervisory and procedural…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia’s April crude exports rose to a two-year peak of 7.382 million barrels per day (bpd) in April from 7.235 million bpd in March. (Reuters)

Saudi Crude Oil Exports Rise to Two-Year Peak in April

Saudi Arabia’s April crude exports rose to a two-year peak of 7.382 million barrels per day (bpd) in April from 7.235 million bpd in March, data from the Joint…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt’s state-owned gas company and Chevron Corp sign a preliminary agreement to explore sending natural gas from offshore Mediterranean fields to Egypt for processing and export. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt: US Chevron to Drill First Exploration Well in Eastern Mediterranean

Egypt’s state-owned gas company and United States-based Chevron Corp signed on Monday a preliminary agreement to explore sending natural gas from offshore…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business ValU said the deal raises the company’s valuation to $247.4 million. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Alhokair Family Acquires 5% stake in Egypt's ValU

ValU, MENA’s leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) platform, announced that Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair, Salman Abdulaziz Alhokair, and Abdul Majeed Abdulaziz…

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