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Saudi Gold Refinery Obtains 10 Gold Exploration Licenses in Tanzania

Business A gold mine in Saudi Arabia (SPA) 

Saudi Gold Refinery Obtains 10 Gold Exploration Licenses in Tanzania

Saudi Gold Refinery Company (SGR) announced Sunday it has secured 10 licenses to explore gold in the Republic of Tanzania, covering a total area of nearly 1…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business A worker walks past oil pipes at a refinery in Wuhan, Hubei province March 23, 2012. (Reuters)

Oil Falls as Trump Says New Iran Attacks ‘Unlikely’

Oil prices fell at Monday's open after US President Donald Trump said he was highly unlikely to order new Iran attacks while talks to end the conflict make…

Business A conceptual rendering of the Gulf railway interconnection project. (X)

Bahraini Transport Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Each Country to Finance Its Share of Gulf Railway Project

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states took a new step toward completing the railway interconnection project by signing the project's general…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Manama)
Business Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with Minister of Information Diaa Rashwan (not pictured) in Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2026. (Reuters)

Egypt Seeks Faster Progress on Libya Gas, Refining and Power Projects

Egypt aims to accelerate energy projects with Libya, including gas pipeline links, refining of Libyan crude in Egypt and an electricity interconnection,…

Business GCC transport ministers pose for a group photo following the 27th committee meeting in Kuwait. (GCC Railway Authority)

GCC: Railway Agreement Sets Joint Framework for Project Implementation and Operation

Jasem Albudaiwi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said on Sunday that the signing of the General Agreement on the GCC Railway Project…

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)

Business Saudi Amends Requirements to Open Bank Accounts for Foreign Companies

Saudi Amends Requirements to Open Bank Accounts for Foreign Companies

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has announced amending some articles on the requirements to open new bank accounts. This step would facilitate…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business S. Sudan Says Renegotiating Oil Deal with Sudan

S. Sudan Says Renegotiating Oil Deal with Sudan

South Sudan said Monday it was renegotiating an oil deal with Khartoum, as it will not meet a December deadline to finish paying $3 billion (2.7 billion euros)…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Standard & Poor’s Raises Morocco's Rating Outlook From Negative to Stable

Standard & Poor’s Raises Morocco's Rating Outlook From Negative to Stable

Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) has maintained Morocco's credit rating at the current level of BBB- / A-3, revising its outlook from negative to stable. In its…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Bahrain’s Crown Prince Hails Continuous Support of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Hails Continuous Support of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, expressed his appreciation to Saudi Arabia, the…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Central Bank Still Providing Dollars to Local Markets: Salameh

Central Bank Still Providing Dollars to Local Markets: Salameh

The head of Lebanon's central bank said on Monday it is continuing to provide dollars to local financial markets, adding the country has "numerous…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Saudi Measures Facilitate Listing of Foreign Companies

Saudi Measures Facilitate Listing of Foreign Companies

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Saudi Arabia has introduced measures to facilitate the entry of foreign issuers to the Saudi stock market and encourage…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Turkish Lira Slips to One-Month Low over Syria Concerns, Trump Warning

Turkish Lira Slips to One-Month Low over Syria Concerns, Trump Warning

Turkey’s lira slid to its lowest level in more than a month against the dollar on Monday over concerns about Ankara’s planned incursion in north Syria and a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Abu Dhabi Issues $10 Billion Multi-tranche Bonds

Abu Dhabi Issues $10 Billion Multi-tranche Bonds

Abu Dhabi announced Sunday that it has successfully priced a US$10 billion multi-tranche international bond offering, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Dubai Crown Prince Opens GITEX Technology Week 2019

Dubai Crown Prince Opens GITEX Technology Week 2019

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Sunday officially inaugurated the 39th…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Is the Lebanese Pound at Risk of Devaluation?

Is the Lebanese Pound at Risk of Devaluation?

Fears of a monetary devaluation in Lebanon, where the exchange rate has been fixed for more than two decades, are on the increase following a dollar shortage…

Business STC Unveils 20 Projects for Business Youth in GITEX 2019

STC Unveils 20 Projects for Business Youth in GITEX 2019

Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC) will unveil 10 innovative digital platform projects created by Saudi young men and women. The move will take place…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Firms’ Outcomes Influence Saudi Stocks Trading

Firms’ Outcomes Influence Saudi Stocks Trading

Saudi Stock Exchange index closed last week at a level below 8,000 by 79 points, amid expectations that fiscal firms outcomes for Q3 would play an influential…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Dubai: Foreign Trade Increases 5% in H1

Dubai: Foreign Trade Increases 5% in H1

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade volumes surged 31 percent in the first half (H1) of 2019, data released by Dubai Customs showed. The total volume of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Lebanon’s Agriculture Sector Falls Victim to Smuggling, High Export Tariffs

Lebanon’s Agriculture Sector Falls Victim to Smuggling, High Export Tariffs

Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said that Lebanon’s agriculture sector should be organized to compete in outside markets amid complaints by farmers that they…

Sanaa el-Jack (Beirut)
Business IMF Lauds Egypt’s Decision to Lower Fuel Prices

IMF Lauds Egypt’s Decision to Lower Fuel Prices

Egypt has decreased fuel prices for the first time in decades, as it begins linking energy prices to international markets. Although the drop was only…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Trade Activity Marks Fastest Growing Rate Since December 2017

Saudi Trade Activity Marks Fastest Growing Rate Since December 2017

In a new indicator that asserts the private sector revival in Saudi Arabia, research data showed an increase in trade activity. This increase is the fastest…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business Lebanon: Political Divisions Over Privatization of Public Sector

Lebanon: Political Divisions Over Privatization of Public Sector

Disagreements re-surfaced among Lebanon’s political leaders over the privatization of state institutions, mainly those that incur huge treasury losses, such as…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Business Lebanon Says Rise in Imports behind Spike in Dollar Demand

Lebanon Says Rise in Imports behind Spike in Dollar Demand

Lebanon's central bank governor said Thursday that increased imports could have raised the demand for dollars in the country, noting this has pushed money…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business KSA: Energy Minister Says Kingdom Restores Oil Output After Attacks

KSA: Energy Minister Says Kingdom Restores Oil Output After Attacks

Saudi Arabia has fully restored oil output after attacks on its facilities last month and is now focused on the listing of state oil giant Saudi Aramco, its…

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)
Business Saudi-Korean MoU to Invest $320Mn in Biopharmaceutical Plant

Saudi-Korean MoU to Invest $320Mn in Biopharmaceutical Plant

Saudi Arabian Investment Authority (SAGIA) signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with Korea’s GL Rapha Co. to manufacture biological drugs in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Ministry of Industry Seeks Rationalizing Water Consumption in Government Entities

Saudi Ministry of Industry Seeks Rationalizing Water Consumption in Government Entities

Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has stressed on manufacturers to be aware of the importance of rationalizing water consumption resulting from…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Russia Anticipates 'Major Deals' During Putin’s ‘Historic' Visit to Saudi Arabia

Russia Anticipates 'Major Deals' During Putin’s ‘Historic' Visit to Saudi Arabia

Based on the preparations for the anticipated visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Saudi Arabia in October, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF…

Taha Abdulwahid (Moscow)
Business Tunisia Plans to Issue up to 800 Million Euros of Bonds

Tunisia Plans to Issue up to 800 Million Euros of Bonds

Tunisia needs around 8.5 billion Tunisian dinars ($2.96 billion) in external financing in 2020 and plans to issue bonds up to 800 million euros ($874.24…

Business Morocco: External Debt Exceeds $35.3b

Morocco: External Debt Exceeds $35.3b

Morocco’s external debt reached MD337.84 billion (USD35.3 billion) at the end of June, registering an increase of around 3.4 percent compared to the beginning…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)