Islamic Finance

Saudi-US Trade And Investment Volume Hits $55bn, US Embassy In Riyadh Reveals 

RIYADH: Trade between the US and Saudi Arabia has rocketed by 122 percent since 2021, according to new figures released ... Read more

Saudi Arabias Energy Minister Seeks To Boost Ties With Germany During Visit

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Germany are set for increased cooperation in the fields of electricity, clean energy, and hydro... Read more

Contract Awarded To Build Private Aircraft Terminal At AlUla Airport

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has awarded contracts to Egis for the development of several project... Read more

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Dispatches First Shipment Of Low-carbon Ammonia To India

RIYADH: Affirming its long-standing partnership with India, SABIC Agri-Nutrients has exported its first shipment of low-... Read more

China Pushes To Digitize Mines To Make Them Safer

RIYADH: China is using “smart” technology to try to improve its safety record in coal mines, as part of a push by t... Read more

US Economy Grew At Weak 1.1% Rate In First Quarter

WASHINGTON: The US economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1 percent annual pace as... Read more

Yen Slumps To 9-year Low Vs Euro After BOJ Maintains Ultra-low Rates

SINGAPORE/LONDON: The Japanese yen fell to a nine-year low against the euro on Friday after the Bank of Japan left its ... Read more

Oil Updates — Prices Head For Another Monthly Decline As Weak US Data Weighs

LONDON: Oil prices were heading for another monthly decline on Friday after disappointing US economic data and uncertai... Read more

Sales From Social Development Bank-backed Saudi Productive Families Exceed $3.46m In 2022 

RIYADH: Sales from businesses run by Saudi families which received funding from the government-backed Social Development... Read more

UAE In-focus: ADIB Q1 Net Profits Rise 54% To $300m

RIYADH: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank announced a 54 percent increase in net profit to 1.1 billion dirhams ($300 million) in th... Read more

Egypts Asset Sales Delay To Strain Currency Further: Moodys  

RIYADH: As Egypt’s asset sales have been slower than anticipated, the pressure on currency depreciation will continue ... Read more

Closing Bell: Saudi Benchmark Index Ends The Week In Red, Slips 0.32%

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index concluded the week in the red by slipping down 36.03 points, or 0.32 pe... Read more

Saudi Arabia On Target To Outpace Vision 2030 Goals, According To Annual Report

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan to diversify the Kingdom’s economy is ahead of many of its targets as it pic... Read more

Apple Tries To Woo India With Investment, Job Opportunities 

NEW DELHI: Apple is trying to woo India with investment commitments, as its chief met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ... Read more