Lebanon to discontinue paying outstanding Eurobonds
Lebanon, hit by a grinding dollar liquidity crunch amid its worst economic recession in decades, had set the stage for a default on its...
$10 billion Saudi funds boost for Jordan trade
A 40-member Saudi trade delegation has headed for Amman to participate in the Jordanian-Saudi Economic Forum, which concludes on Thursday.
The delegation headed by Mohammed...
Saudis Appeal for Royal Guidance on Economy After Stocks Sink
Saudi plastic surgeon and stock-market investor Sami al-Harki is looking for help.
Al-Harki already lost 40 percent on his shares, but doesn’t want to sell...
Saudi projects $87 billion deficit for 2016
Saudi Arabia has announced a projected budget deficit in 2016 of $87 billion (327 billion riyals), as lower oil prices cut into the government's...
Salaries in Kingdom grow 4.5% in 2015 despite falling oil prices
JEDDAH — Salaries across Saudi Arabia have increased by an average of 4.5 percent in 2015 – slightly below the rate of 5 percent...
ISIS fighters hit with 50% paycut due to airstrikes
The Islamic State (ISIS) militant group has been forced to cut its fighters' pay by up to 50 percent because U.S.-led air strikes have...
Kuwait's NBK profits drop in Q4 and rise for 2015
National Bank of Kuwait, the emirate's largest lender, said Thursday its net profit fell in the fourth quarter but rose in 2015 as a...
Paris and Riyadh strategic alliance further reinforced
French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bertrand Besancenot said that France and KSA have a strategic partnership that is characterized today by a new momentum....
Maersk profit plunges amid weak trade, low oil prices
Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk on Wednesday reported an 82-percent drop in annual profit as its shipping unit was hit by lower freight rates and...
Oil price glosses over OPEC problems
OPEC looks to be in a happier place with oil prices recovering, but its inability to agree an output ceiling to restrain the flow...
