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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 Oil Prices Settle Up 2%, Post Weekly Loss on Stockpile Releases

Oil Prices Settle Up 2%, Post Weekly Loss on Stockpile Releases

Oil prices rose 2% on Friday but notched their second straight weekly decline after countries announced plans to release crude from their strategic stocks. …

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Business World Food Prices Jump to a New Record

World Food Prices Jump to a New Record

World food prices jumped nearly in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the UN food…

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Business UN Calls for Enforcing Competition Law in Lebanon

UN Calls for Enforcing Competition Law in Lebanon

Critical steps are needed in the areas of enforcement and institutionalization in the Lebanese market to reap the gains of a competition law recently enacted…

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Business Arab Financial Institutions Urged to Review Strategies to Keep Pace with Developments

Arab Financial Institutions Urged to Review Strategies to Keep Pace with Developments

Saudi Arabia called on Arab financial institutions to review their work strategies in order to catch up with international developments and the rapid…

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Business Saudi Arabia Issues Draft Resolution on Implementing Payment Service

Saudi Arabia Issues Draft Resolution on Implementing Payment Service

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced opening a public consultation on the draft implementing regulation of payments and payment services law. In the…

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Business Oil Prices Rise but Set for 3% Weekly Fall on Stockpile Release

Oil Prices Rise but Set for 3% Weekly Fall on Stockpile Release

Oil prices rose on Friday but were set to drop around 3% for the week as consuming countries' planned release of 240 million barrels from emergency stocks…

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Business Lebanon: Salameh Hopes IMF Conditions Are Met to Secure Program

Lebanon: Salameh Hopes IMF Conditions Are Met to Secure Program

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh said on Friday he hoped prior conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a staff-level agreement…

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Business Emirates and Etihad See Airline Industry Recovery Next Year

Emirates and Etihad See Airline Industry Recovery Next Year

Middle Eastern carriers Emirates and Etihad each see an industry recovery from the coronavirus pandemic happening next year, airline bosses said at an industry…

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Business Saudi Arabia Expands Licensing of Foreign Currencies Trade

Saudi Arabia Expands Licensing of Foreign Currencies Trade

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced on Wednesday the licensing of the Al Tabdeel Co. to provide services for buying and selling foreign currencies, and…

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Business Russia Pays Dollar-Denominated Debt in Rubles

Russia Pays Dollar-Denominated Debt in Rubles

Russia said Wednesday it had made foreign debt payments on dollar-denominated bonds in rubles, in a new blow to efforts to avoid a sovereign default amid…

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Business Oil Rises from 3-week Low as Tight Supply Concerns Linger

Oil Rises from 3-week Low as Tight Supply Concerns Linger

Oil prices rose on Thursday from a three-week low touched in the previous session after consuming nations announced a huge release of oil from emergency…

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Business Breaking Ranks with EU, Hungary Says Ready to Pay for Russian Gas in Roubles

Breaking Ranks with EU, Hungary Says Ready to Pay for Russian Gas in Roubles

Hungary said on Wednesday it was prepared to pay roubles for Russian gas, breaking ranks with the European Union which has sought a united front in opposing…

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Business Egypt Private Sector Activity Shrinks for 16th Month in March

Egypt Private Sector Activity Shrinks for 16th Month in March

Activity in Egypt’s non-oil private sector shrank in March at its fastest since the early months of the coronavirus pandemic as fallout from the Russian…

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Business Dubai Utility DEWA Set to Raise $6.1 Billion as Prices IPO

Dubai Utility DEWA Set to Raise $6.1 Billion as Prices IPO

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is set to raise 22.32 billion dirhams ($6.1 billion) after pricing its initial public offering at the top of the…

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Business Oil Rises as New Russia Sanctions Outweigh Demand Worries

Oil Rises as New Russia Sanctions Outweigh Demand Worries

Oil futures rose on Wednesday, paring early losses, as the threat of new sanctions on Russia raised supply concerns, countering fears of weaker demand…

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Business Sudan to Seek $1 Billion Deposit in Central Bank

Sudan to Seek $1 Billion Deposit in Central Bank

Sudan's finance minister will seek to arrange a $1 billion central bank deposit to support its currency when he visits Saudi Arabia, the finance ministry said…

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Business World Bank Says War Shocks to Drag on Asian Economies

World Bank Says War Shocks to Drag on Asian Economies

Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the impacts of the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in…

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Business Saudi Arabia, UAE Top Gulf Investments in Horn of Africa

Saudi Arabia, UAE Top Gulf Investments in Horn of Africa

A recent study pointed to the growth of Gulf investments in the countries of the Horn of Africa, especially in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Djibouti. …

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Business Imports Deal to Boost Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Wheat Stockpiles

Imports Deal to Boost Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Wheat Stockpiles

The Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has completed the procedures for importing 625,000 tons of wheat from Europe, North and South America, and Australia. …

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Business STC Solutions Announces Binding Offer to Acquire Giza Systems Co.

STC Solutions Announces Binding Offer to Acquire Giza Systems Co.

Saudi Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co. (solutions by STC) announced a binding offer to acquire 89.49% of Giza Systems Co. from Inergia…

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Business Saudi Aramco Raises Asia Official Selling Price

Saudi Aramco Raises Asia Official Selling Price

Saudi Aramco raised its May official selling price (OSP) to Asia for its flagship Arab Light crude to $9.35 a barrel above Oman/Dubai crude, its highest…

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Business Twitter Shares Take Wing, Oil Prices Rebound

Twitter Shares Take Wing, Oil Prices Rebound

Stock markets were relatively subdued on Monday while oil prices rose as Western nations eyed more sanctions on Russia, but Twitter stood out as its shares…

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Business Oil Extends Rally on Russia Sanctions Bets, Stocks Wobble

Oil Extends Rally on Russia Sanctions Bets, Stocks Wobble

Oil prices extended gains Tuesday on the prospect of further sanctions on Russia for alleged "atrocities" in some occupied Ukraine cities, while equities…

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Business Vitol: Oil Prices Don’t Reflect Risk of Disruptions to Russian Exports

Vitol: Oil Prices Don’t Reflect Risk of Disruptions to Russian Exports

Oil prices have fallen to levels that don’t reflect the risk of disruptions to Russian exports or the ability of China to keep the coronavirus pandemic under…

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