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BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.
  • Merely producing great quantities of oil or having a shortage does not dictate whether a country will have the cheapest...

    The world usually buys gasoline at the same price, with the current global average being $1.21 per liter

    However, the price at which gasoline is sold by each country varies because of national and provincial subsidies and tax rates

  • Gameya is a cooperative system that allows people to save and borrow money, and is popular in several parts of...

    On average, a gameya — the local money-pooling custom — lasts between five and 20 months

    The gameya is often formed among relatives or co-workers facing financial hardships

  • Saudi Arabia might see a contraction in fiscal budget deficit this year, according to Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment.

    The Kingdom's income from VAT contributed 70 percent of non-oil revenues during the third quarter of 2021

    "With Brent oil prices currently trading above $80 per barrel, there is a strong possibility that full year 2021 government oil revenue could surpass our current estimate of SR528

  • The passage of the infrastructure spending marks a legacy-making achievement for Biden, amid plunging personal approval ratings and a humiliating...

    Passing the infrastructure package into law required some tricky mathematics

    The votes capped months of tense negotiations on Capitol Hill

  • The agency predicted the Saudi economy will return to positive growth in 2021, and the current account level will return...

    A stable outlook suggests the financial position and net external assets of the Kingdom remain strong enough to support credit rating

    Moody’s also praised the kingdom's fiscal policies as evidenced by policy responses in periods of both low and high oil prices

  • The unemployment rate also dropped slightly from 4.8% to 4.6%, the lowest since the pandemic.

    The unemployment rate also dropped slightly from 4.8% to 4.6%, the lowest since the pandemic

    Most of the employment growth was in the leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing sectors

  • The primary aim of the plan is apparently to create quality jobs and enhance Bahrain’s economic competitiveness.

    The Economic Recovery Plan was initiated by the directives of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

    It has since won the approval of the cabinet, which is chaired by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa

  • Compared to the growth of only 0.7 percent in the second quarter of this year, Saudi Arabia's economy is likely...

    Capital Economics says increases in oil production, along with a loosened fiscal policy, will only boost recovery further.

    In mid-October, the World Bank revised Saudi Arabia’s 2022 growth forecast from 3.3 percent to 4.9 percent.

  • TASI fluctuated during the week, owing to a rise in Aramco shares. The energy giant's net income grew to $30.4...

    Seven sectors on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange gained during the week, led by telecommunications that rose 1.16 percent.

    Aramco’s market capitalization has increased by more than 8 percent this year to just over $2 trillion.

  • Around 60,000 Saudi nationals were added to the kingdom's private-sector labor force under the Saudization program during the third quarter...

    The number of Saudi nationals in the private sector job market was 1,826,875 in Q3, an increase of 3.41 percent.

    Around 65.06 percent of these workers were males and 34.94 percent females.

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