Davos chief: Europe, oil among worries
As leaders from the world of politics and business arrive Tuesday in droves for the start of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss...
Oil rises as Syria fighting intensifies
Crude prices rose on Friday as fighting in Syria intensified, but remained on course to end the week largely unchanged as a hurricane was...
Virusoutbreak further damages Iran’s economy
The escalating Coronavirus outbreak in Iran - the worst-affected country in the Middle East - has killed 3,872 people and infected 62,589.
The outbreak has...
Saudi banks Q3 results to reflect growing challenges
Stronger challenges facing Saudi Arabian banks are likely to be reflected in third-quarter results as earnings are hit by weak stocks, more delayed payments...
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to lay new gas pipeline
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have agreed to jointly launch the construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline that will pump natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan,...
A steep oil prices crash amid virus fears
On Monday, Wall Street stocks fell 8 percent amid an oil price crash and worries about the rising economic toll from the Coronavirus epidemic.
Near...
OPEC nations plan to join U.N. climate drive
OPEC members Iran and Saudi Arabia, the top greenhouse gas emitters yet to submit national strategies for tackling climate change, say they will do...
Bahrain raises debt ceiling to 15 bln dinars to finance public spending
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's government has raised its debt ceiling to 15 billion dinars ($39.79 billion) from 13 billion dinars to help finance public...
OPEC announces cheap oil taking longer to subdue rival suppliers
Saudi Arabia tells OPEC it trimmed output in July and Further raises 2015 non-OPEC oil supply forecast * Points to larger 2.28 mbpd supply...
Rebound-hopes in Asian markets following virus impact
As hopes the deadly new Coronavirus will have only a short-term impact on corporate earnings and economic growth prevailed, Asian markets rebounded Wednesday.
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