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2 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Reem Walid |Nirmal Narayanan |Miguel Hadchity |Dayan Abou Tine
Saudi ports post 13% rise in container volume in May: Mawani /node/2603838/business-economy June 08, 2025 14:25 Saudi ports post 13% rise in container volume in May: Mawani Imported containers rose 15.84% from a year earlier to 292,223 TEUs Exported volumes increased 9.38% to 279,318 TEUs RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s seaports handled 720,684 twenty-foot equivalent units in May, a 13 percent year-on-year jump, driven by growth in imports, exports, and transshipment activity, official figures showed....
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3 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Nirmal Narayanan |Nadin Hassan |Fatimah Amjad
Co-processing can help Middle East become sustainable aviation fuel hub: IATA official /node/2603080/business-economy June 02, 2025 13:51 Co-processing can help Middle East become sustainable aviation fuel hub: IATA official NEW DELHI: The Middle East has all the potential to emerge as a global hub for sustainable aviation fuel production thanks to co-processing opportunities available in the region, according to a top official.
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4 weeks ago | 
arab.news | Miguel Hadchity |Nirmal Narayanan |Nour El-Shaeri |Ismail Dilawar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has decided to increase the price of petrol by Rs1 per liter till the next fortnight as per the recommendations of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and relevant ministries, the Finance Division announced recently. Petrol is primarily used in Pakistan for private transportation, including small vehicles, rickshaws and two-wheelers. Diesel, on the other hand, powers heavy vehicles used for transporting goods across the country.
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.com | Nirmal Narayanan
RIYADH: Kuwait has retained its ‘A+’ long-term credit rating from S&P Global, with a stable outlook, supported by one of the world’s strongest sovereign asset positions despite mounting fiscal pressures. In its latest report, the US-based agency stated that it expects Kuwait’s economy to grow 2 percent in 2025–2026, rebounding to 2.6 percent in 2027–2028 as oil output rises
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2 months ago | 
arab.news | Mohammed Al-Kinani |Miguel Hadchity |Nirmal Narayanan |Nour El-Shaeri
WASHINGTON: Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from President Donald Trump’s multi-layered tariff assault and on just how much pain it will bring to the world economy. Most headed home with more questions than answers.
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2 months ago | 
arab.news | Nadin Hassan |Nour El-Shaeri |Nirmal Narayanan |Ismail Dilawar
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has put in a request to China to augment its existing swap line by 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said, adding he expected the country would launch a Panda bond before year-end. Pakistan has an existing 30 billion yuan swap line already, Aurangzeb told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group spring meetings in Washington.
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2 months ago | 
arab.news | Nadin Hassan |Nour El-Shaeri |Nirmal Narayanan |Ismail Dilawar
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have more than tripled since early 2023, driven by a surplus in the external current account rather than fresh borrowing, the top central bank official said, according to a statement on Saturday, as the country targets $14 billion in reserves by June. Pakistan’s forex reserves had touched critically low levels two years ago, giving it an import cover of less than a month.
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2 months ago | 
arab.news | Nour El-Shaeri |Nirmal Narayanan |Naimat Khan
Saudi Arabia’s webook.com eyes billion-dollar valuation, global expansion /node/2598526/business-economy April 26, 2025 13:20 Saudi Arabia’s webook.com eyes billion-dollar valuation, global expansion RIYADH: Saudi Arabia-based event booking platform webook.com has unveiled an ambitious roadmap aimed at achieving a billion-dollar valuation and a future listing on the stock exchange.
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2 months ago | 
arab.news | Nirmal Narayanan |Nour El-Shaeri |Ismail Dilawar
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan is finalizing a green taxonomy framework set for launch in June, the finance minister said this week, paving the way for innovative instruments such as green bonds, green sukuks, and the country’s inaugural panda bond. In May 2021, Pakistan issued its first $500 million green bond to fund a hydroelectric project.
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2 months ago | 
arab.news | Nirmal Narayanan |Nour El-Shaeri |Nadin Hassan |Mohammed Al-Kinani
Saudi Arabia raises $990m through April sukuk issuance /node/2598025/business-economy April 22, 2025 18:39 Saudi Arabia raises $990m through April sukuk issuance RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Center raised SR3.71 billion ($990 million) through its riyal-denominated sukuk issuance for April, reflecting a 40.5 percent increase compared to the previous month, according to an official statement.
