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The IMFSaid Last Month That Growth in the Non-Oil Sector Was Expected to Accelerate as the Kingdom Moved Ahead With Economic Reforms. (Shutterstock)

September 18th, 2018 - 07:18 GMT

IMF Confident Saudi Can Meet 1.9 Percent GDP Forecast

Saudi Arabia’s economy can achieve an International Monetary Fund forecast of 1.9 percent gross domestic product growth this year, the central bank governor said on Sunday.

Many of the people coming to Cairo for Christmas or New Year’s have also cancelled their flights due to last month’s events

December 15th, 2011 - 09:45 GMT

Holiday season looking gloomy for Egypt's tourism sector

Iraq hopes to boost production to 4.5 million bpd and join the quota system by 2014, Falah Al Amri, the director of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, told Bloomberg in October

December 14th, 2011 - 10:46 GMT

OPEC to focus on output

Weakening middle distillates and fuel oil cracks, and a still soft naphtha market in Asia could see premiums for February cargoes narrowing, traders said

December 8th, 2011 - 05:54 GMT

Mideast crude Murban offers lower on weaker cracks

The sanctions, the result of Iran's disputed nuclear programme, are placing a burden on foreign oil companies, which are wary of incurring hefty fines for violating the complex regulations

December 6th, 2011 - 05:33 GMT

Iran hopes to lift oil output by 2015

Hamas leader

December 5th, 2011 - 03:10 GMT

Hamas: No plans to leave Damascus

Egypt

November 28th, 2011 - 06:24 GMT

Egyptians go to polling stations in historic vote

The plan aims to turn Kuwait into a regional trade and financial hub through sustaining economic development, economic diversification and GDP growth

November 27th, 2011 - 05:17 GMT

Kuwait trade finance– mega projects and oil wealth

"The big issue is, of course, Iran. It's slow moving but sanctions are ratcheting up and it's a question of whether Israel can wait." said Mitsubishi's Nunan

November 24th, 2011 - 09:31 GMT

Brent oil up above $107 as winter, Mideast support

Yemen deal

November 23rd, 2011 - 08:02 GMT

Yemenis celebrate as Saleh steps down

Escalating unrest in other Middle East nations Egypt and Syria also underpinned oil prices, analysts said

November 23rd, 2011 - 07:16 GMT

Brent oil near $107 on new Iran sanctions

There have been fears that sanctions imposed on Syria may impact Lebanon, due to the close relationship between the two countries

November 21st, 2011 - 03:01 GMT

Lebanon among key U.S. targets in Syria sanctions efforts

Tahrir Square

November 21st, 2011 - 06:16 GMT

At least 20 dead in Tahrir Square clashes