EXIM backers vow to defeat U.S. House amendments to gut trade bank
Export-Import Bank said on Tuesday they can defeat a barrage of proposed amendments aimed at gutting the trade lender's ability to aid large companies...
Oil squeeze spreads from Gulf states to banks
Low oil prices are forcing Gulf states to borrow to prop up their economies and are now taking their toll on the region's banks...
Iran reappoints Hedayatzadeh as boss of Swiss-based oil trading firm
Iran on Tuesday reappointed a former managing director of its Swiss-based trading company as part of a broader reshuffle aimed at bolstering its oil...
Gulf Arabs race to release youth potential in age of cheap oil
Like the prototype drone of Emirati student Talib Alhinai, the ambitions of young people across the Gulf Arab states need to soar if they...
Jubeir confirms warning on proposed U.S. law on 9/11
Saudi Arabia has warned the United States that a proposed U.S. law that could hold the kingdom responsible for any role in the Sept...
Abu Dhabi sees strong demand for $5 billion bond offer
Abu Dhabi said Tuesday that it had seen strong investor interest in a $5 billion issuance of sovereign bonds, the first by the oil-rich...
Following Coronavirus outbreak, Ikea closes all stores in China
Following an announcement on Wednesday from world's biggest furniture retailer; Sweden's IKEA, that it was closing around half of its stores and shortening the...
Saudi issues new Islamic sukuk to finance budget
Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has completed the issuance of a new Islamic sukuk sale to help finance its budget deficit as the kingdom...
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,...
Hezbollah opposes IMF management amid Lebanon’s crisis
Facing a huge public debt burden and a liquidity crunch, the government on Tuesday appointed international investment firm Lazard and law firm Cleary Gottlieb...
