Business

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 2019 Set to Break Record for New Natural Gas Capacity

2019 Set to Break Record for New Natural Gas Capacity

A record amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production is expected to get the green light in 2019 amid strong global demand, especially from China, analysts…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Morocco’s PM Othmani Dubs 2019 Year of Reform

Morocco’s PM Othmani Dubs 2019 Year of Reform

Moroccan Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani said that 2019 will be a major year in terms of implementing reforms that place the African country on track to…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Business 3 Firms Listed in Saudi Stock Market in 2018

3 Firms Listed in Saudi Stock Market in 2018

The year 2019 is forecast to witness the biggest listings in the local Saudi stock market after 2018 witnessed the listing of two firms in the primary market…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Khoury: Lebanon Is in Debt, Proposed Solutions Will Not Be Easy

Khoury: Lebanon Is in Debt, Proposed Solutions Will Not Be Easy

Lebanese officials are preparing to adopt austerity measures and “unpopular” steps after the formation of the new government to cope with the country’s…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Business Bahrain Approves Four-year Action Plan, Focused on Private Sector

Bahrain Approves Four-year Action Plan, Focused on Private Sector

The Bahraini Cabinet held Thursday an exceptional session, chaired by Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The session was dedicated to…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Morocco's Economic Growth Expected to Slow Down in Q1 2019

Morocco's Economic Growth Expected to Slow Down in Q1 2019

Morocco’s economic growth is expected to record a 2.5 % during Q1 of 2019 compared to 3.3 % in Q1 2018, Morocco's Higher Planning Commission said on Wednesday…

Mohammed Jad (Cairo)
Business Alamy

Low Risks for Saudi Economy in 2019

Fawaz Alamy, Deputy Minister for Commerce and Trade Negotiator in WTO, has affirmed that the Saudi economy faces low risks this year, with the sovereign wealth…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Gwadar

Saudi Investments on the Rise in China Pakistan Economic Corridor

A delegation of Saudi businessmen, investors and members of trade and industry chambers visited Wednesday Pakistan’s Gwadar port, the main hub for the China…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Karachi)
Business Turkey's Inflation Eased in December, Wholesale Prices Increased

Turkey's Inflation Eased in December, Wholesale Prices Increased

Official figures show that Turkey's inflation rate eased for the second consecutive month in December. This was helped by tax cuts and discounted prices on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Molla

Egypt Exports 520 Mln Cubic Feet of LNG Per Day

Egypt is currently exporting 520 million cubic feet of liquified natural gas (LNG) per day from its Idku export plant, a petroleum ministry official said on…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Bahrain Starts Applying VAT

Bahrain Starts Applying VAT

Bahrain started applying on Tuesday the value-added tax (VAT) to goods and services. The Cabinet preceded this step by approving a memorandum submitted by…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Dubai Announces $15.4 Bn Budget for 2019

Dubai Announces $15.4 Bn Budget for 2019

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum signed the Public Budget Law for the year 2019, with an expenditure of $15.4…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Arabia’s Ma'aden Wins Automation Award 2018

Saudi Arabia’s Ma'aden Wins Automation Award 2018

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) has been awarded the company's most outstanding award in the Middle East for 2018 in the field of automation of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Plunge in Oil Prices Threatens Iraq's Postwar Recovery

Plunge in Oil Prices Threatens Iraq's Postwar Recovery

The latest plunge in oil prices has dealt a heavy blow to Iraq's stagnating economy, threatening the new government's ability to rebuild after the war with the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Aramco Buys Dutch Partner Stake in Arlanxeo Co.

Saudi Aramco Buys Dutch Partner Stake in Arlanxeo Co.

Saudi Aramco has completed its acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Arlanxeo, its Netherlands-based joint venture with chemicals firm Lanxess, to become the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Layla: First Solar Project of its Kind in Saudi Arabia

Layla: First Solar Project of its Kind in Saudi Arabia

TAQNIA ENERGY announced the completion of work in the first phase of the Layla Solar Power Plant, extending across 720,000 square meters with a production…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Shares to Achieve Strong Annual Gains

Saudi Shares to Achieve Strong Annual Gains

The Saudi stock exchange closed 2018 trading amid anticipated gains of more than 8 percent compared to its level at the beginning of the year. Compared to…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business World Bank: Arab, African Countries Among 'Best' in Developing Renewable Energy

World Bank: Arab, African Countries Among 'Best' in Developing Renewable Energy

The World Bank has recently released a report, titled Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) 2018, in which it warned that the world, as a whole,…

Mohammed Jad (Cairo)
Business Sudan Obliges Private Sector to Deposit Funds in Banks

Sudan Obliges Private Sector to Deposit Funds in Banks

Sudan’s Central Bank agreed with the country’s Union of Chambers of Commerce to immediately deposit their money in the banks. This move came in line with…

Seifyazal Babekir (Khartoum)
Business Samba Raises Cash Dividends 41%

Samba Raises Cash Dividends 41%

Samba Financial Group is keen to achieve the best return on investment for its shareholders, while enhancing its continuous efforts to develop the Group's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business SAGIA Launches Transformation Pioneers 2

SAGIA Launches Transformation Pioneers 2

Saudi Arabia's General Investment Authority (SAGIA) launched the second edition of Saudi Transformation Program (STP), which aims to train fresh graduates in…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business  Saudi Aramco to Establish Center for Date Products in Al-Ahsa

Saudi Aramco to Establish Center for Date Products in Al-Ahsa

Saudi Aramco announced establishing a date products center in Al-Ahsa Governorate. The center will embrace up to 100 beneficiaries, where people with low…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Aramco Creates Fuel Retail Subsidiary

Aramco Creates Fuel Retail Subsidiary

Saudi Aramco announced Wednesday establishing Saudi Aramco Retail Co., a domestic fuel retailing subsidiary. The company will create a network of filling…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Bahrain Exempts 94 Items from VAT

Bahrain Exempts 94 Items from VAT

Bahrain exempted on Tuesday 94 items from the Value Added Tax (VAT). Minister of Finance and National Economy Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa affirmed…

Asharq Al Awsat