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Lifting sanctions on Iran opens up business opportunities
May 9th, 2016
Economic sanctions have cost Iran an estimated $120 billion (€105 billion) since 2012, primarily in lost oil and gas revenues. That equates to about 30 per cent of the economy of the second-largest country in the Middle East after ...
Taking the petro out of the dollar
May 4th, 2016
Saudi Arabia has been in the news recently for several interconnected reasons. Underlying it all is a spendthrift country that is rapidly becoming insolvent. While the House of Saud remains strongly resistant to change, a mixture of reality and ...
Oil prices jump on weak dollar, strong investor appetite
April 27th, 2016
Crude oil futures rose around half a dollar on Wednesday and remained near 2016 highs on the back of strong investor sentiment and a weak dollar, although analysts warned this month’s bull-run could soon run out of steam. International ...
Dubai sees 5% rise in tourists to 4.1 million in Q1
April 25th, 2016
Dubai welcomed 4.1 million overnight visitors in the first three months of 2016, a 5.1 percent increase over the same period last year, official figures showed on Monday. The increase was backed by strong double digit growth from its ...
IMF lowers Gulf economic growth forecast with ‘substantial measures needed’
April 25th, 2016
Growth in the Arabian Gulf will slow to 1.8 per cent this year as low oil prices take their toll on budgets, which will lose $140 billion in export revenue this year, the IMF said today. The growth forecast ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as Oil Falls With Copper; Yen Strengthens
April 25th, 2016
Japanese currency advances after steepest drop since 2014 Crude retreats from five-month high; British pound gains Asian shares were set for the first back-to-back declines in a month as commodities prices retreated and the yen strengthened, reflecting investor caution ...
Asian shares skid, crude tumbles after Doha deal fails
April 18th, 2016
Tumbling crude oil futures knocked Asian shares on Monday after producers’ talks failed to agree on a plan to curb the global supply glut, while Tokyo stocks skidded as investors assessed the impact of a devastating earthquake in southwestern ...
Asia shares near 2016 highs as China trade rebounds
April 13th, 2016
Asian shares came close to their highs for the year on Wednesday after surprisingly upbeat Chinese trade data offered hope the Asian giant was finally stabilising, underpinning both risk sentiment and commodity prices. China reported exports jumped 11.5 percent ...
Goldman Sachs warns Opec meeting in Doha will not deliver ‘bullish surprise’ for oil prices
April 12th, 2016
The meeting of oil producing nations scheduled at the end of the week in Doha was unlikely to result in a “bullish surprise” for oil prices, Goldman Sachs has warned. The investment bank said there was a very low ...
Oil Prices Soar After Inventory Data
April 7th, 2016
Chinese economic gauge also shows quicker-than-expected improvement Oil prices rallied Wednesday on an unexpected decline in U.S. crude stockpiles. Light, sweet crude for May delivery settled up $1.86, or 5.2%, at $37.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile ...
