Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund increased its share of the kingdom’s non-oil economy last year by nearly $100 billion, as the sovereign wealth fund continued to invest heavily at home and expand
Heightened risks to shipping safety in the Red Sea have prompted some Asian refiners to ask Saudi state oil giant Aramco to pick up its crude oil cargoes at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir as
Nigeria’s inflation rate fell in July, raising expectations that the central bank may resume cutting interest rates from as early as next month.
Oil prices held gains on Monday as the stalemate over the Strait of Hormuz continued, while US President Donald Trump urged Americans to brace for higher fuel costs. Brent crude futures were up 92 cen
Since early March, a previously obscure waterway between Iran and Oman that very few people could name has become the subject of daily reporting around the world after Iran closed it in response to th
Muscat: Oman’s central bank raised OMR48 million by way of allotting treasury bills on Monday. The value of the allotted Treasury bills include OMR22...
Brent holding $80-85 range. OPEC+ discipline intact through Q3. Non-OPEC supply growth slowing. Asian demand forecast revised up 0.4% by IEA.
GCC bank profits up 18% YoY. NIMs stabilizing. Loan growth strongest in Saudi (22%) and UAE (16%). DIFC: 47 new fintech licenses Q1.
Dubai residential transactions hit AED 42B in April — monthly record. Saudi giga-project awards reached $18B Q1.
Gulf VC: $1.2B across 84 deals Q1. Saudi startups 37% of total. Fintech and logistics lead. 3 deals above $50M in Riyadh.
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