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A cargo ship on the Huangpu River in Shanghai. China, the world's second-largest economy, has driven oil demand growth for the past two decades. EPA

Oil prices post weekly loss on concerns over crude demand growth

EnergyDecember 20, 2024

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer had previously been lukewarm about Britain joining the CPTPP. AP

Does anyone really care about Britain’s 'biggest post-Brexit trade deal'?

CommentDecember 19, 2024

China and UAE investment ties were in focus on the second day of Abu Dhabi Finance Week. Antonie Robertson / The National

UAE and China bilateral trade rises 7% in first nine months of 2024

EconomyDecember 10, 2024

The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Khanbogd, the South Gobi desert, Mongolia. Bloomberg

Gulf nations interested in critical minerals exploration, says Mongolian PM

EnergyDecember 10, 2024

For the week ending December 6, Brent prices lost more than 2.5 per cent, while WTI posted a drop of 1.2 per cent. Reuters

Oil posts weekly loss despite Opec+ extending voluntary output cuts

EnergyDecember 07, 2024

TikTok faces a US ban after an appeals court on December 6, 2024, rejected its challenge to a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19. AFP

US TikTok ban can take effect in January, federal appeals court rules

USDecember 06, 2024

US president-elect Donald Trump's administration may turn the global financial system on its head with huge tariffs, Saxo Bank says. AFP

Trump 2.0 blows up the dollar and other bold predictions from Saxo Bank for 2025

MoneyDecember 04, 2024

Donald Trump has pledged to impose huge tariffs on imports, sending shock waves through the trading system. Getty Images / The National

Will trade collapse? It depends on how the world responds to Trump’s tariffs

EconomyNovember 30, 2024

People mark Victory Day at a Second World War memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2022. The country and its neighbours are becoming a significant economic and political force. Reuters

Central Asia's importance makes 'Borat' jibes fall flat

CommentNovember 28, 2024

US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting in 2023. AFP

China releases three 'wrongfully detained' Americans, US says

USNovember 27, 2024

A worker checks a rock at the Al Amar goldmine, 200km south-west of Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has more than 5,300 mining sites, valued at about $1.3 trillion. Reuters

Saudi Arabia signs $9bn mining deals to strengthen metal supply chains

EconomyNovember 26, 2024

Technology investments are crucial to the economic plans of Saudi Arabia, which has also launched a programme to expand the kingdom's information and communications technology sector by 50 per cent. Reuters

China Telecom could boost Saudi Arabia tech at huge scale

TechnologyNovember 26, 2024

Despite the geopolitical upheavals, Brent has fallen by 18 per cent since reaching a six-month high of $91.17 a barrel on April 5. Reuters

Is geopolitics becoming a sideline player in oil price fluctuations?

EnergyNovember 26, 2024

BYD Atto 3 is powered by a 50kW battery that gives the car a range of around 450km. Photo: BYD

Five Chinese electric vehicles in the UAE, from BYD Atto 3 to Hongqi E-HS9

MotoringNovember 24, 2024

A floating solar power plant in Purwakarta, Indonesia. The UAE's Masdar partnered in the project. Reuters

Masdar teams up with China’s Silk Road Fund to invest in renewables

EnergyNovember 22, 2024

Marselino Ferdinan of Indonesia, centre, celebrates after opening the scoring against Saudi Arabia in Jakarta. EPA

Saudi Arabia suffer defeat to Indonesia in World Cup qualifier

FootballNovember 19, 2024