4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (601+ words) Markets underestimate the global economic impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran and how long it will take for oil, gas and other commodities to resume flowing once hostilities end, the Saudi finance minister said. Even if the conflict ceased…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (623+ words) The US-Israeli conflict with Iran is imposing uneven economic costs across the Gulf and wider Middle East, with some of the region's largest energy exporters facing sharp downturns, the International Monetary Fund said. Five of the region's eight oil and…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (338+ words) Saudi inflation remained stable in March despite rises in global prices due to the Iran war, but economists say cost-of-living pressure is likely to creep up in the coming months. Consumers in the kingdom should stay shielded from the biggest…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (715+ words) The Iran conflict is deepening pressure on already-strained public finances worldwide, hitting energy-importing economies and Gulf exporters as disruptions to oil supply and shipping curb revenues and limit fiscal gains, the International Monetary Fund has said. Damage to oil and…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (532+ words) The US Federal Reserve is likely to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the time being, which should support dollar-pegged currencies and Gulf banks" lending margins, experts said. The Fed has cut the benchmark US interest rate six times…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (681+ words) The Iran war and its impact on energy flows, supply chains, food security and inflation will be a core focus for finance ministers, central bankers and CEOs gathering in Washington next week for the spring meetings of the International Monetary…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (552+ words) Global supply chains across industries are shifting away from linear routes towards more complex, multi-hub networks due to the Iran war. Analysts say the conflict has exposed the fragility of "just-in-time" logistics " systems that minimise inventory " and accelerated a shift…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (252+ words) Oman's foreign direct investment rose to more than OR31 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2025, propelled by increased FDI inflows into the oil and gas sector. FDI inward inflows rose to rose to OR5. 2 billion from OR4. 1 billion a year…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (559+ words) Construction contracts in Saudi Arabia have been signed throughout the US-Israeli war with Iran, despite a spike in materials costs and contractor fees, new data shows. The value of new contracts issued in March 2026 totalled just over $4 billion, according to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (382+ words) The US-Israeli war with Iran has so far led to an estimated $8 billion in foreign portfolio outflows from Egypt, according to global ratings agency Moody's. The escalation of the conflict has begun to affect the North African nation through higher…...