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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 Buildings are seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Project to Develop Quality of E-Commerce Data

Considering the growth of e-commerce and the desire to improve the mechanism of data collection related to the sector, Saudi authorities informed all banks in…

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Business Farmer Serhiy shows his grains in his barn in the village of Ptyche in eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP)

Saudi Grains Organization Awards Contract to Increase Strategic Stock

The Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) awarded a contract to import 625,000 tons of wheat from Europe, North and South America, and Australia. SAGO Governor…

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Business Signage is seen outside the Moody's Corporation headquarters in Manhattan, New York, US, November 12, 2021. (Reuters)

Ratings Firm Moody’s to Shut Moscow Office at End of Month

Credit rating firm Moody's will formally shut its office in Russia's capital Moscow at the end of the month, sources told Reuters, with staff either being cut…

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Business Farmer Serhiy, a local grain producer, shows a crater left by a Russian shell on his field in the village of Ptyche in eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP)

Ukraine’s Grain Exports to Reach 2 Mln Tons in June

Ukraine's grain exports will increase to 2 million tons in June from 1.7 million tons in May and reach the maximum volume that Ukraine can ship by land routes,…

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Business DP World and the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced the signing of a 30-year agreement with an investment value of more than SAR 500 million ($133.33 million) to build a state-of-the-art, port-centric Logistics Park at the Jeddah Islamic Port, (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Int’l Companies Race over Investment, Partnership Deals for Saudi Ports

The Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Board of Saudi Ports Authority Saleh Al-Jasser revealed that work is underway on…

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Business The third unit of the Barakah plant in the UAE. WAM

UAE Close to Operating 75% of Peaceful Nuclear Project

The UAE is preparing to reach 75 percent of operating its peaceful nuclear project. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced that Nawah…

Business Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian energy company Eni and Qatar's Minister of State for Energy and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad al-Kaabi attend the signing ceremony of the partnership between QatarEnergy and Eni for the North Field East Project at the QatarEnergy headquarters in Doha, Qatar June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Imad Creidi

Qatar Announces Italy’s Eni as Second Partner in North Field East Project

Qatar signed a deal with Eni on Sunday on the expansion of the North Field East (NFE) Project, the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project,…

Business Saudi Aramco, Cognite Join Forces in New Data Venture

Saudi Aramco, Cognite Join Forces in New Data Venture

Saudi Aramco and Cognite have launched CNTXT, a joint venture based in Riyadh to support industrial digitalization of the Kingdom and the wider MENA region. …

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Business A oil pump is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

Oil Wobbles as Global Economic Worries Offset Tightening Supply

Oil prices edged down on Monday, reversing earlier gains, as concerns about slowing global economic growth and fuel demand offset worries about tightening…

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Business Accelerating integration in the Gulf Common Market (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Identifying Challenges of the Gulf Common Market to Boost its 10 Tracks

The President of the Federation of Gulf Chambers, Ajlan al-Ajlan, has acknowledged several challenges facing the Gulf common market, revealing ongoing efforts…

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Business The UAE will continue to implement its plan to issue local bonds for 2022 through more subsequent periodic auctions. (WAM)

UAE to Hold Second Auction of Dirham T-Bonds Worth $408Mln

The UAE Finance Ministry said Saturday that a second auction of federal treasury bonds (T-Bonds) would be held on June 20. The auction size will be AED1.5…

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Business OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo (Reuters)

OPEC’s Barkindo: Common Objective with Non-OPEC Partners is Market Stability

The common objective of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its non-OPEC partners has always been to maintain oil market stability, not…

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Business King Salman Park in the center of the Saudi capital (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Roadmap to Build World’s Largest Park

At a time when Riyadh’s green strategy is in full swing, an official source at the King Salman Park Foundation confirmed that efforts are underway to transform…

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Business Oil drills are pictured in the Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo

Stocks Waver, Oil Prices Fall on Recession Fears

Stock markets wobbled and oil prices sank on Friday amid growing fears that inflation-fighting interest rate hikes by central banks could trigger recession. …

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Business A Saudi farmer plucks rice plantation, known as “Hassawi Rice” in a rice field in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2020. (REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri)

Saudi Arabia to Launch First Specialized Company for Marketing Agricultural Products

Saudi Arabia is preparing to launch the first company specialized in the marketing of agricultural products, with funding from the Agricultural Development…

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Business One of the TECOM industrial complexes in Dubai (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Dubai's TECOM Group Expected to Raise $455 Mln in IPO

Dubai business park operator TECOM Group set price guidance on Thursday for its initial public offering that showed it could raise up to 1.67 billion dirhams (…

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Business Saudi Minister of Commerce Majid al-Qasabi during his meetings on Thursday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia, US Plan to Promote Promising Sectors

Saudi Minister of Commerce Majid al-Qasabi met with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington on Thursday to discuss advancing bilateral trade…

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Business EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, hugs EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, left, as Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek El-Molla looks on, after a deal was signed between Israel, the EU and Egypt to boost East Mediterranean gas exports to Europe, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP)

Europe Interested in Electrical Linkage with Egypt

Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker discussed with EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simpson ways to support and boost…

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Business ENOWA signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ITOCHU and Veolia to collaborate to develop a first-of-its-kind selective desalination plant powered by 100% renewable energy in OXAGON. (SPA)

MoU Signed to Build New Generation of Desalination Plant Powered by Renewable Energy in NEOM

ENOWA, the energy, water, and hydrogen subsidiary of NEOM, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese trading company, ITOCHU, and Veolia, a…

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Business A general view shows the Taneco refinery complex, which is part of Russia's oil producer Tatneft group of companies, in Nizhnekamsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

Deputy PM: Russia Has No Need to Cut Oil Output

Russia has no need to cut its oil output in response to the European Union's embargo, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told RBC business channel on…

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Business Saudi Arabia continues to improve legislation and regulations, which is reflected in its performance in international indicators (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Advances 8 Positions in Global Competitiveness Index

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is continuing its upward ascent in the global competitiveness rankings in the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2022, published by…

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Business Meeting between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Federation of Gulf Chambers (Asharq Al-Awsat)

GCC, Gulf Chambers Discuss Activating Role of Private Sector in Gulf Economy

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Federation of Gulf Chambers discussed Wednesday the challenges of the private sector and activating the role of the…

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Business Oil drills are pictured in the Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California November 9, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo

Oil Prices Move Higher on Tight Supplies, Firm Demand Outlook

Oil prices recovered on Thursday from a steep drop in the previous session, supported by tight oil supply and peak summer consumption, after a US rate hike…

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Business Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, speaks during a news conference to announce the Egyptian state's vision to deal with the global economic crisis at the headquarters of the Investment Authority in Cairo, Egypt May 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Egypt to Delay Electricity Price Hike by Six Months

Egypt's government will postpone a decision whether to increase electricity prices by six months starting in July, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on…

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