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US oil boom reduces Middle East influence on oil price
January 7th, 2016
The US oil boom has changed the world’s geopolitics of energy, reducing the influence of the Middle East on oil prices, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said on Wednesday. “The American energy renaissance” is the key reason why the ...
IMF’s Lagarde Discusses Economic Challenges with GCC Countries
November 9th, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of a meeting in Qatar with the finance ministers and central bank governors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)1 : “I ...
Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
October 26th, 2015
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the ...
UAE energy minister says urgent need to cut subsidies in the region as oil prices decline
October 5th, 2015
There is an urgent need to cut regional energy subsidies as government budgets are squeezed by slumping oil prices, the UAE Minister for Energy said on Sunday. Opening an annual industry conference at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Suhail ...
Kuwait stock market shrinks as its economy underperforms more dynamic economies in the Gulf
September 21st, 2015
Kuwait stock delistings threaten market’s status Kuwait market shrinks as others expand Some firms complain about low valuations, liquidity Others cite costs of maintaining listing Regulator says oil companies could be listed Effort to upgrade Kuwait to emerging market ...
Saudi stock index up, shuns oil prices
September 10th, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s stock benchmark Tadawul All Share Index jumped 2.3 percent to 7,749 points and most stocks in Riyadh were positive. National Commercial Bank, the kingdom’s top lender, was one of the main supports, jumping 3.2 percent. Another large ...
Middle Eastern Stocks Rally Led by Oman After Oil-Price Rebound
August 31st, 2015
Muscat’s MSM30 Index advanced the most since January Brent crude capped the best week since 2009 on Friday Omani stocks led a rally in most equity markets across the Middle East after oil prices had the biggest-weekly jump in ...
Mideast Stocks Fall as Saudi Arabia Mulls Budget Cut on Oil Drop
August 26th, 2015
Dubai’s benchmark gauge is biggest decliner in region Brent crude has dropped almost 60 percent in 12 months Most Middle Eastern stock markets declined amid mounting concern the region’s largest economy will cut spending after oil prices slumped to the ...
Qatar named world’s richest country, UAE also in top 10
July 20th, 2015
Qatar has been named the richest country in the world in a new study which includes all six Gulf states in the top 34 Qatar, Luxembourg and Singapore were ranked the top three in the research published this week ...
HSBC Said to Get Turkey Unit Bids as Citi Hired for Sale
July 2nd, 2015
HSBC Holdings Plc shortlisted three bidders for a sale of its unprofitable Turkish unit after hiring advisers from Citigroup Inc. to help drive a sale, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. ING Groep NV of the ...
