GCC MENA Edition
Latest News
Mideast Stocks: Saudi inches up after index inclusion, Egypt hits 3-month low
29 of Egypt's 30 blue-chip stocks decline
Indian-Omani group strikes $3.85bln deal to build Sri Lanka oil refinery
Sri Lankan officials said the 200,000 barrel-per-day refinery will be built on 585 acres near the site of the new Hambantota international port
Vitol's 2018 volumes rise, sees oil demand growing for 15 more years
Crude accounts for 3.8 mln b/d, gasoline up 30%
Saudi FTSE inclusion to attract up to $7bln of passive inflows by March 2020: index provider
First of five tranches of passive fund inflows from FTSE Russell indices began on Monday
U.S. says Iran missile programme destabilising Middle East
A senior U.S. arms control official said on Tuesday that Iran's missile programme is destabilising the Middle East and increasing the risk of a "regional arms race".
Saudi consumer prices fall for second straight month in February
The CPI index for February fell 2.2% from a year earlier
MENA banks' fintech spend not matched by compliance, says banking chief
Union of Arab Banks secretary-general says more work needs to be done to incorporate regtech
Kuwait municipal council eager to remove obstacles facing SMEs -- officials
Sparing no effort to streamline the foundation and work of small and medium enterprises
VAT challenges for insurance industry in Bahrain probed
A round-table discussion on a number of issues for insurers, reinsurers and brokers was hosted
UAE, Saudi Arabia emerging as regional ‘tech powerhouses’
UAE shows the most promise in Technology compared to Business and Data Science - Coursera’s Global Skills Index
Insights
Ship owners worry about clean fuel bill as ports ban "scrubbers"
New rules require high sulphur fuel to be cleaned on ships
Hedge funds pause oil buying as fresh doubts about the economy surface: Kemp
Fund managers now hold almost six bullish long positions for every bearish short one
Under pressure, Britain's May scrambles to win support for Brexit deal
Will seek Brexit delay at EU summit later this week
