We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Meddling with the Kingdom’s stability should be a red line
Consortium of investors led by Washington-based group buys 49% stake in newly formed venture
Sinking pound stokes rising inflation even as most workers’ wages are falling
Hunger threatens to reignite unrest as dollar peg slips and inflation soars in heavily import-dependent country
Riyadh to only award state contracts to businesses that establish Middle East offices in the kingdom
Promise of the revolution has given way to stifled dissent, reduced foreign investment and a decline in regional influence
Governments must implement reform to accelerate recovery of pandemic-battered economies, says fund
Oyo and Bechtel set up regional headquarters in Riyadh push to become top business hub
Public Investment Fund in push to have foreign groups set up operations in the kingdom
The point man to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Tahnoon is redefining links between the state and private sector
Nightly riots underscore frustration with poverty and high unemployment
Second day of clashes take place in several cities a decade on from Arab spring
Crown prince spearheads campaign as part of vision to become regional business hub
Unnamed buyer locks in price while Baghdad gets short-term fiscal relief, say analysts
Revenues in Opec’s second-largest crude producer have been halved by price crash
New parliament will struggle to agree with the ruling family on how to tackle the fiscal crisis
Low oil prices and pandemic shock force Gulf states to inject fiscal stimuli. Plus: ‘significant opportunities’ for banks’ expensive advice; profits strained at Morocco’s lenders and why regulators must clarify their cross-border roles
Drought and pandemic have hit lenders hard
Pandemic and falling oil prices are piling the pressure on economies
Drop in receipts belies opportunities, bankers say
World’s longest-serving PM was US and Saudi ally and figurehead for hardliners after crackdowns
Cash-strapped sultanate is tapping richer neighbours for much-needed financial help
Egypt’s finance minister Mohamed Maait points to economy’s relatively strong performance despite pandemic
Coronavirus and plunging oil prices may force new leader to turn to Gulf neighbours for help
Two in five consider leaving amid uncertainty caused by Covid, conflict and corruption
International Edition
