Islamic Finance

Saudi Tourism Development Fund To Implement 23 Projects Valued At $4.26bn 

RIYADH: Tourism prospects in Saudi Arabia are getting brighter as the government continues to invest in the sector, wi... Read more

Saudi Privatization Drive picks Up Space as 140 Projects offered for Investment  

RIYADH: Up to 140 projects in Saudi Arabia, including four airports and 4,500 km of road developments, are open fo... Read more

Saudi Industry Ministry Issues 18 Mining Licenses In February

  RIYADH: Mining licences in Saudi Arabia continue to be handed out as the sector pushes ahead with growth, with 18 n... Read more

UAE Wrap: Pre-arrivals Total 33% Of Abu Dhabi Custom Clearance Transactions In Q1 2023 

RIYADH: Pre-arrival clearance accounted for 33 percent of all customs transactions in Abu Dhabi for the first quarter of... Read more

Oil Updates – Prices Down Marginally Amid Uncertainty Over Imminent US Economic Data

Fri, 2023-03-31 09:18 BEIJING: Oil prices were very slightly down in Asian morning trade on Friday as bullish sentim... Read more

FII Priority: Agricultural Production Needs To Increase By 60 Percent To Feed Projected 2050 Population  

Fri, 2023-03-31 05:47 MIAMI: “What we have right now is the confluence of the currency crisis, a debt crisis and a... Read more

From Vertical Farms To Plant-based Meats, FII Priority Panel Discusses Future Of Food

Fri, 2023-03-31 05:36 MIAMI: Last month, AeroFarms opened a 65,000 sq ft facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and signed a jo... Read more

Public Sector Should Lead In Financing Energy Transition, HSBC MENA Chairman Tells FII

Fri, 2023-03-31 04:43 MIAMI: The public sector should lead the way in supporting the financial costs of the energy t... Read more

Former Credit Suisse CEO Quite Comfortable With State Of Global Banking Industry

Fri, 2023-03-31 01:04 MIAMI: Credit Suisse’s former CEO Tidjane Thiam, now executive chairman of the Freedom Acqui... Read more

Global Job-creation Challenges Remain But There Is Reason To Be Optimistic, Experts Tell FII Priority

Fri, 2023-03-31 00:29 MIAMI: There is reason to be optimistic about global job-creation efforts in the years ahead, ... Read more

US-China Divide May Be Defining Issue Of Our Time, CEO Says

Thu, 2023-03-30 23:31 MIAMI: Tensions between the US and China may be the “defining issue of our time” for busi... Read more

FII Priority: Global South Wants A More Balanced World Order, Says Prof. Mohan Munasinghe

Thu, 2023-03-30 22:08 MIAMI: Countries in the Global South are increasingly asserting themselves and showing more in... Read more

Give Youth Tools To Overcome Cost-of-living Crisis, Saudi Envoy To US Tells FII Priority Conference

Thu, 2023-03-30 20:40 MIAMI: Equipping the youth of the world with financial literacy and opportunities is vital if ... Read more

Saudi Arabia, Miami Offering Development Blueprint For Rest Of The World: FII Priority Panel

Thu, 2023-03-30 18:07 MIAMI: Economic and social reforms being carried out on a national level in Saudi Arabia and o... Read more

Fed Comments, US Crude Stock Build Hit Oil Market

Thu, 2023-03-23 22:32 LONDON: Oil prices dipped on Thursday, having hit their lowest since late 2021 earlier this we... Read more