Christine Burke

2 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Christine Burke |Mirette Magdy |Matthew Martin

The oil-price crash is set to have far-reaching consequences for Saudi Arabia's finances and vast economic ambitions. The kingdom's budget deficit will probably soar to $67 billion this year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. calculated in projections provided exclusively to Bloomberg News.

2 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Omar Tamo |Christine Burke

Main equity benchmarks in Middle East countries including Saudi Arabia sank the most since 2020 on Sunday as investors reacted to the risks of a fresh global trade war and depressed oil prices. Stocks on the kingdom's main exchange fell as much as 6.1%, while gauges in Qatar and Kuwait dropped more than 5.5%. Equities in Tel Aviv dropped the most since October 2023, when Hamas launched the deadly attack on Israel that sparked the start of the war in Gaza.