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Saudi EXIM Bank, Qatar Development Bank Sign MoU to Boost Cooperation

Officials are seen at the signing ceremony. (SPA)
Officials are seen at the signing ceremony. (SPA)
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Saudi EXIM Bank, Qatar Development Bank Sign MoU to Boost Cooperation

Officials are seen at the signing ceremony. (SPA)
Officials are seen at the signing ceremony. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the EXIM Bank Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef held talks with Qatari Minister of Trade and Industry of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Than at the Qatari Ministry of Industry and Trade, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Thursday.

The officials discussed joint efforts to strengthen and develop bilateral relations in the industrial and mining sectors and explored new horizons for cooperation in various fields. They also reviewed industrial development plans in the Gulf countries.

The meeting was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Qatar Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan, Deputy Minister for Industry Affairs Engineer Khalil bin Ibrahim bin Salamah, and CEO of the Saudi Export-Import Bank Engineer Saad bin Abdulaziz Al-Khalb.

Alkhorayef and Sheikh Mohammed witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the EXIM Bank and Qatar Development Bank.

The MoU aims to boost cooperation in the fields of export and import and explore investment opportunities of common interest.

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Gold Stabilizes after Selloff as Wider Markets Regain Balance

FILE PHOTO: An employee places ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An employee places ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
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Gold Stabilizes after Selloff as Wider Markets Regain Balance

FILE PHOTO: An employee places ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An employee places ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo

Gold prices held steady on Tuesday, anchored by stability in European equities and US stock futures, a day after bullion's sharp decline amid a tech-led selloff.

Spot gold was steady at $2,742.37 per ounce by 12:05 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.3% to $2,746.70.

"After the drop yesterday, with gold likely being used to cover losses in other asset classes, stable equity markets in Europe are keeping gold stable too," UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo said, Reuters reported.

Gold fell over 1% on Monday, marking its steepest drop since Dec. 18, as investors rushed to liquidate bullion to offset losses triggered by a sharp pullback in technology stocks, spurred by DeepSeek's low-cost, low-power AI model, casting doubt on the dominance of traditional AI giants.

Investors' focus is now set upon the Federal Reserve's first meeting this year, scheduled to start later in the day.

Policymakers are expected to leave interest rates unchanged at the end of the two-day meeting.

However, US President Donald Trump saying he wants borrowing costs to be lowered cast some doubt over the independence of the Fed's decision.

"Market uncertainty should still support demand for gold over the coming months, we still look for higher prices later this year, driven also by further rate cuts by the Fed," Staunovo added.

Trump's policies, in addition to being perceived as inflationary, could potentially trigger trade wars, increasing safe-haven demand for bullion.

Gold prices look set for a record-breaking year due to heightened economic uncertainty and inflation concerns, a Reuters poll showed.

However, analysts downgraded their 2025 price forecasts for platinum and palladium as demand struggles to improve significantly.

Spot silver fell 0.1% to $30.17 per ounce, palladium was down by 0.1% to $959.75 and platinum also shed 0.1% to $946.05.