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PAYFORT State of Payments 2016 report to reveal new insights into Arab world’s buying habits
May 12th, 2016
Report examines e-payment and e-commerce markets; adds extensive consumer survey to reveal region’s shopping behavior PAYFORT, the leading online payment service provider in the Arab world, will soon publish its third “State of Payments in the Arab World” report, ...
Meet the new Saudi Arabia, nothing like the old Saudi Arabia
May 11th, 2016
After years of building a glut, the world’s oil industry by the end of this year is expected to stop overproducing more crude than the world can use. But analysts say one wild card in that equation is Saudi Arabia — ...
What Saudi Arabia’s decision to replace its once-influential oil minister really means
May 9th, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s decision to replace its once-influential oil minister is being viewed widely as the latest effort of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to consolidate power and pursue what one analyst has called a “brutal battle for market access against ...
Saudi Arabia looks to bring in billions of foreign dollars
May 5th, 2016
Saudi Arabia announced a string of reforms to its stock market that could attract billions of dollars of fresh foreign money and smooth sales of state assets as the kingdom grapples with damage to its finances caused by low ...
Oil prices dip on looming production race between Saudi Arabia, Iran
April 26th, 2016
Crude oil futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts warned of an intensifying producer race between Saudi Arabia and Iran, wiping out earlier price gains that came from a weaker dollar and a flood of new cash into the market. ...
Oil crisis? Here is how Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy
April 14th, 2016
In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia’s economy could survive an era of cheap oil. In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company ...
Asia markets rise; Japanese yen maintains 111 handle versus dollar
April 4th, 2016
Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Japanese shares losing ground on the back of a lower dollar/yen pair, which has hovered at the 111 level since Friday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.64 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 gave up gains to trade ...
Most Asian markets up in wake of dovish Yellen remarks, but Nikkei lags
March 30th, 2016
Most Asian markets advanced after remarks from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen assuaged concerns about a near-term interest rate hike, but Japan’s shares retreated as the yen strengthened. “Janet Yellen doubled down on dovishness, in a speech full of risks to ...
Asia markets mostly up as oil climbs; Nikkei down 1.3%, Shanghai up 1.7%
March 18th, 2016
Asian markets traded mostly higher Friday, after U.S. indexes ended higher and oil prices hit their highest levels for this year. But a stronger yen continued to weigh on Japan’s shares. “The drivers of big swings in the markets ...
What oil freeze? Saudi Arabia and Russia pump more
March 15th, 2016
So much for that agreement to freeze output. The latest oil market data reveal that both Russia and Saudi Arabia ramped up their oil production in February, despite talks about supply caps. The two oil countries agreed to freeze output at ...