Rising oil output accelerates Saudi economic growth
Rising oil output boosted Saudi Arabia’s economic growth to its fastest pace in over a year in the second quarter of 2015, data showed...
Foreign governments press Saudi Arabia on workers' delayed wages
Foreign governments are pressing authorities and executives in Saudi Arabia to ensure that local construction firms make delayed salary payments to thousands of workers,...
OPEC oil production rises in September
OPEC oil output has risen in September from the month before, a Reuters survey found, as Iraq’s northern exports recovered from disruption that had...
Oil prices up in Asia ahead of OPEC meeting
Oil prices climbed in Asia Tuesday before a meeting of the OPEC oil cartel and a report on US commercial crude inventories which will...
Israel regulator seeks to ban bitcoin firms from stock exchange
Israel's markets regulator will propose regulation to ban companies based on bitcoin and other digital currencies from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange,...
Egypt stocks drop after Russia suspends flights to country
Egypt's EGX30 stocks index has plunged 4.3 percent after steadily declining since Russia suspended flights to Egypt following the Oct. 31 Russian plane crash...
Russia says coordinated oil output cuts with OPEC unlikely
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday coordinated oil production cuts with OPEC to support falling oil prices were unlikely and would be...
Saudi considering lifting export curbs on cement, steel
Saudi Arabia is considering lifting partial export bans on cement and steel to relieve oversupply in the local market, economic news website al-Eqtisadiah quoted...
Lebanese financial crisis amid protesters-police clashes
On Monday, Lebanese protesters hurled rocks and metal barricades at security forces blocking a road near parliament.
These clashed happens amid a budget debate as...
German business confidence unfazed by Paris attacks
German business confidence bounced back in November as Europe's top economy shrugged off global uncertainty and the deadly assault in Paris, a leading economic...






































