Julia Payne

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | MacDonald Dzirutwe |Libby George |Julia Payne

EXCLUSIVE 11 June 2025 - 14:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. An employee in a branded helmet is pictured at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. File photo.

2 weeks ago | ca.marketscreener.com | MacDonald Dzirutwe |Libby George |Julia Payne

Published on 2025-06-10 at 06:24, updated on 2025-06-10 at 06:27LAGOS/LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Nigeria and Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco are struggling to reach an agreement on a record $5 billion oil-backed loan after a recent decline in crude prices sparked concern among banks that were expected to back the deal, four sources told Reuters.

3 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Julia Payne |Leigh Thomas

PARIS (Reuters) - Trade talks between the European Union and the United States are going in the right direction, Europe's top trade negotiator said on Wednesday, while criticising a doubling of U.S. metals tariffs as a move that did not help with the negotiations.

3 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Julia Payne |Andrea Shalal

PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and European Union said trade talks advanced quickly and in the right direction on Wednesday, top negotiators said, despite a stumbling block posed by new U.S. metals tariffs. President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports kicked in on Wednesday, the same day his administration sought "best offers" from trading partners to avoid other punishing import levies from taking effect in July.