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China Extends Suspension of New Rare Earth Controls Until January

Business A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. (Reuters)

China Extends Suspension of New Rare Earth Controls Until January

China on Monday announced a two-month extension of export-control waivers due to expire this month, preserving part of a wide-ranging deal struck after a…

Business United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. (UN)

UN to Asharq Al-Awsat ahead of COP31: Climate Change and Energy Security Are Two Integrated Paths

On the eve of the opening of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) on Monday in the Turkish city of Antalya, attention is focused on the…

Abeer Hommadi (Riyadh)
Business The People's Bank of China's gold holdings increased by 830,000 ounces in October (Reuters)

Gold Rises over 1% as Softer Oil Prices Ease Inflation Worries

Gold rose more than 1% on Monday as softer oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors awaited key US inflation data and fresh signals from the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Members of the GCC Transport and Communications Ministers Committee pose for an official photo in Manama (GCC). 

Gulf Railway Enters Implementation Phase, Targets 2030 Completion

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries signed an agreement in Manama on Sunday to advance a 2,117-kilometer railway linking all six member states by 2030, as…

Mirza al-Khuweildi (Manama)
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 Sources: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Make Progress in Restoring Neutral Zone Oil Output

Sources: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Make Progress in Restoring Neutral Zone Oil Output

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are the closest in years to restoring oil output from the neutral zone shared by the neighboring nations after making a breakthrough in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Kuwait Approves 2020 Budget With $22 Bn Deficit

Kuwait Approves 2020 Budget With $22 Bn Deficit

Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament) approved Wednesday 2020’s budget with an expected $22 billion deficit. Meanwhile, MPs continue to reject the…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Kuwait)
Business SIDF to Start New Phase to Support Economic Sectors

SIDF to Start New Phase to Support Economic Sectors

Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) is preparing to start a new phase that would stimulate, support and finance the private sector, contributing to the…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Arab-British Summit Highlights Youth as Key Driver of Regional Economies

Arab-British Summit Highlights Youth as Key Driver of Regional Economies

The Arab British Economic Summit 2019 (ABES 2019), which kickstarted in London on Wednesday, witnessed the participation of dozens of representatives of major…

Najlaa Habriri (London)
Business Iraq, Oman to Cooperate in Oil, Gas Sector

Iraq, Oman to Cooperate in Oil, Gas Sector

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Iraq and Oman to cooperate in the oil and gas sector. The MoU also includes the possibility of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Finance Minister Hails Saudi Arabia’s Successful Euro Bond Debut

Finance Minister Hails Saudi Arabia’s Successful Euro Bond Debut

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia’s successful offering of its inaugural euro-denominated international bond…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Military Industries, Paramount Group Ink Security Collaboration Deal

Saudi Military Industries, Paramount Group Ink Security Collaboration Deal

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and South Africa’s Paramount Group have signed a collaboration agreement as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to develop…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Al Dhafra Petroleum Announces First Production of Crude Oil From Abu Dhabi’s Haliba Field

Al Dhafra Petroleum Announces First Production of Crude Oil From Abu Dhabi’s Haliba Field

Al Dhafra Petroleum announced Tuesday it has begun producing crude oil from Abu Dhabi’s Haliba field and discovered potential resources in three new fields in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business UAE Adopts 122 Economic Activity of 100% Foreign Ownership

UAE Adopts 122 Economic Activity of 100% Foreign Ownership

UAE’s cabinet approved a decision allowing foreign investors in the sectors and economic activities eligible of ownership up to 100 percent in the UAE. A…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi ACWA Power Inaugurates Solar Plant in Vietnam

Saudi ACWA Power Inaugurates Solar Plant in Vietnam

Electricity of Vietnam announced that the Vinh Hao 6 solar power plant in Binh Thuan province has reached Commercial Operation Date (COD) after completing a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business House Hunting in…Portugal

An Expansive Home in the Heart of Lisbon

$2.2 MILLION (1.95 MILLION EUROS) This three-bedroom, loft-style home is in Penha de Franca, a residential section of Lisbon, Portugal, near the city’s…

Lisa Prevost (Lisbon)
Business Saudi Energy Minister: Aramco IPO Set for 2020-21

Saudi Energy Minister: Aramco IPO Set for 2020-21

Saudi Arabia is working towards listing Saudi Aramco in 2020-21 as the state oil giant moves towards completing its merger with petrochemical firm Saudi Basic…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Issues Euro-denominated Bonds for 1st Time

Saudi Arabia Issues Euro-denominated Bonds for 1st Time

Saudi Arabia has issued Euro-denominated bonds, its first in that currency, after the Kingdom hired Goldman Sachs and Societe Generale as global coordinators…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia to Issue E-commerce System

Saudi Arabia to Issue E-commerce System

Saudi Arabia plans to issue a new e-commerce system to further organize the relationship among the concerned parties in the sector in light of the growth of e…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh)
Business OECD Urges Govts to Reform Support to Agriculture

OECD Urges Govts to Reform Support to Agriculture

International tensions over trade could have a positive outcome for agriculture by reviving efforts to reform the most ineffective of policies that distribute…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Business SABIC Raises Stake in World’s Largest Methanol Plant to 75%

SABIC Raises Stake in World’s Largest Methanol Plant to 75%

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) signed Monday an agreement with the Japan Saudi Arabia Methanol Company (JSMC) to renew the partnership in the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tokyo)
Business Turkey to Delay Planned Tax Hikes for High Earners, Luxury Homes

Turkey to Delay Planned Tax Hikes for High Earners, Luxury Homes

Turkey's government has decided to postpone until October planned tax rises for high earners and ultra-luxury housing sales because parliament is about to go…

Asharq Al Awsat (Istanbul)
Business Kuwait Oil Company Signs $597 Mn Drilling Deal with Halliburton

Kuwait Oil Company Signs $597 Mn Drilling Deal with Halliburton

State-owned Kuwait Oil Co. and Halliburton Co. signed a 181.4 million dinar ($597 million) contract to explore for oil off the coast of Kuwait. The contract…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Business OPEC Extends Oil Cut by 9 Months

OPEC Extends Oil Cut by 9 Months

OPEC agreed Monday to extend by nine months daily oil output cuts. The expected news followed an official ministerial output meeting of the 14-nation…

Asharq Al Awsat (Vienna)
Business Saudi Economy Grows 1.66% in Q1 2019

Saudi Economy Grows 1.66% in Q1 2019

Saudi Arabia's economy has grew 1.66 percent in the first quarter of this year, in an expected improvement. This rate approaches the rate reached during the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Foreign Direct Investment in Qatar Drops 322%

Foreign Direct Investment in Qatar Drops 322%

Qatar has witnessed a remarkable drop in foreign direct investment in 2018, with the exit of $2.18 billion compared to an inflow of $986 million in 2017. The…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Neom Bay Airport Receives First Commercial Flight

Neom Bay Airport Receives First Commercial Flight

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Bay Airport received on Sunday its first commercial flight. Director General at Saudi Arabian Airlines Saleh al-Jassar and Neom CEO…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business OPEC

OPEC Set for 9-Month Oil Cut Extension

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih has said OPEC and its allies are set to extend oil supply cuts at least until the end of 2019 and no deeper reductions…

Asharq Al Awsat (Vienna)
Business SAMI, Hanwha Sign MoU for Joint Venture Company in Saudi Arabia

SAMI, Hanwha Sign MoU for Joint Venture Company in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced on Sunday that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group’s three…

Asharq Al Awsat