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Saudi Stocks Rebound 0.9%, Recouping Previous Session's Losses

Business An investor monitors stock market data on a screen at the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh (Reuters)

Saudi Stocks Rebound 0.9%, Recouping Previous Session's Losses

Saudi stocks closed higher on Monday, recovering some of the losses sustained in the previous session as heavyweight shares strengthened and the banking sector…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. (AFP)

Tesla to Refund Many Cybertruck Deposits as Demand Exceeds Production, Musk Says

Tesla will have to refund Cybertruck deposits for many customers as orders far exceed production capacity, CEO Elon Musk said, following last week's…

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 Saudi Aramco Announces Review of Gasoline Prices for Q1 of 2019

Saudi Aramco Announces Review of Gasoline Prices for Q1 of 2019

Saudi Arabia's Aramco announced Friday cutting the local price for Octane 95 gasoline to 2.02 riyal per liter. The change goes into effect on January 12…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business tanker

Iran's Crude Exports Stay Subdued in January

Iran will see its crude exports severely curtailed for a third month in January as it is struggling to find new buyers amid US sanctions even though its…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business wind

Tunis Allows Private Sector to Invest in Renewable Energy

Tunisian authorities have given for the first time a role to the private sector in wind energy production. The Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business IMF

Lagarde Urges Int’l Community to Support Jordan’s Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde, has urged the international community to support Jordan’s economy which has come…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Jordanian PM Holds Talks with US Treasury Secretary, IMF Chief in Washington

Jordanian PM Holds Talks with US Treasury Secretary, IMF Chief in Washington

US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin received in Washington on Friday Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The two…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Energy Minister to Head Delegation at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

Saudi Energy Minister to Head Delegation at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih will head the Kingdom's delegation at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2019, reported…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Huge International Demand for Saudi Government Bonds

Huge International Demand for Saudi Government Bonds

The Saudi Finance Ministry announced Thursday pricing its fourth international bond, attracting massive orders- three and a half folds its value. The…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Ghosn

Ghosn Seeks Bail after Indictment on 2 New Charges

Tokyo prosecutors on Friday filed two new charges of financial misconduct against former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, meaning the auto tycoon is unlikely to be…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business NEOM Airport Welcomes First Flight

NEOM Airport Welcomes First Flight

NEOM Airport in Saudi Arabia's Sharma on the Red Sea Coast received its first charter flight. The plane transported 130 NEOM Project staffers in their…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Egypt Central Bank Says Current Account Deficit Narrows

Egypt Central Bank Says Current Account Deficit Narrows

Egypt's central bank said on Thursday that the current account deficit narrowed to $1.751 billion in the three months to end-September from an apparently…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Exports From World's Second-Biggest Copper Mine Slumping

Exports From World's Second-Biggest Copper Mine Slumping

Copper concentrate exports from Indonesia’s Grasberg mine, the world’s second-largest copper mine, are forecast to plunge this year because of a lag in output…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jakarta)
Business Saudi Arabia Launches Plan to Localize 15,000 Telecom Jobs

Saudi Arabia Launches Plan to Localize 15,000 Telecom Jobs

Saudi Arabia launched Wednesday a plan to localize jobs and professions in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The plan aims to reach…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business bank

Good Arab Projections in Economic Prospects Report

The growth rate in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to rise to 1.9 percent in 2019, the World Bank announced this week. “Despite…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Saudi Arabia Announces Rise in Oil, Gas Reserves

Saudi Arabia Announces Rise in Oil, Gas Reserves

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that its huge oil reserves, already the second largest in the world behind only Venezuela, are even bigger than…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business World Bank Cuts 2019 Forecast for Global Economic Growth

World Bank Cuts 2019 Forecast for Global Economic Growth

The World Bank is downgrading its outlook for the global economy this year, citing rising trade tension, weakening manufacturing activity, and growing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Saudi Arabia: Initiative to Extend ‘Work Visas’ for Private Sector

Saudi Arabia: Initiative to Extend ‘Work Visas’ for Private Sector

Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) has launched an initiative to extend new work visas for two years instead of one year, without any…

Iman Al Khataf (Dammam)
Business Jordan Begins Imposing Tariffs on Turkish Goods

Jordan Begins Imposing Tariffs on Turkish Goods

Jordanian customs authorities began imposing tariffs on Turkish goods after the extension period of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Amman and Ankara…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business 5 Saudi Cities Replace 200,000 Streetlamps

5 Saudi Cities Replace 200,000 Streetlamps

Five Saudi cities have started replacing 200,000 streetlamps aiming at reducing energy consumption by 77 percent. The National Energy Services Company …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Dubai Seeks Cementing Position as Pivotal Economic, Commercial Hub

Dubai Seeks Cementing Position as Pivotal Economic, Commercial Hub

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that Dubai is working towards cementing its position…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Delegation Explores Boosting Exports Through Pakistan's Gwadar Port

Saudi Delegation Explores Boosting Exports Through Pakistan's Gwadar Port

A Saudi delegation including figures from various sectors discussed boosting investment opportunities with the Pakistani side. This came during a meeting…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Karachi)
Business Egypt Considers Excluding Turkish Companies from Public Tenders

Egypt Considers Excluding Turkish Companies from Public Tenders

The Egyptian parliament is considering a request submitted by one of its members that asks the government to exclude Turkish companies from "entering into…

Mohammed Nabil Helmi (Cairo)
Business Turkey: Concerns over Growth, Trade Deficit after Slump in Dec. Exports

Turkey: Concerns over Growth, Trade Deficit after Slump in Dec. Exports

The Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade revealed that the country’s exports grew at the slowest pace in four months in December. This announcement rose…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Egypt's Stock Market Sees Collective Enhancement

Egypt's Stock Market Sees Collective Enhancement

The Egyptian stock market (EGX) attained gains worth EGP16.4 billion (USD916 million), making the market capital of firms’ shares around EGP757.1 billion …

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Stock Exchange Starts 2019 up After Growing 8% in 2018

Saudi Stock Exchange Starts 2019 up After Growing 8% in 2018

The Saudi stock market made strong gains in its last trading session, mostly backed by boosts for SABIC and Al Rajhi Capital Company stocks. The general market…

Motleq Mounir (London)