Galp Energia SGPS SA, Portugal’s biggest oil company, said it wants partners for its renewable energy business in different countries where it operates. “We’re growing all our traditional businesses, including upstream, but the renewables business is going to grow so much faster than you would want eventually to have partnerships in different countries, or different projects, without necessarily having to …
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The world’s largest solar company warned that stricter US import requirements for panel shipments will continue to create disruptions to the American market through next year. Longi Green Energy Technology Co. projects between 20 to 50 gigawatts of US solar market demand in 2023, the Chinese company said in an earnings briefing, according to a note by Daiwa Capital Markets. …
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President Emmanuel Macron wants to streamline rules to build new nuclear reactors faster as maintenance issues beset France’s aging atomic facilities and the energy crisis spurs the country to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. His government is seeking parliament’s approval for legislation that would reduce overall construction time by more than two years by speeding up the decision …
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Saudi Arabia has earmarked 10 billion riyals ($2.7 billion) to provide incentives for global supply firms to invest in the kingdom, part of plans to develop its economy as a hub for industrial companies. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz announced the plans as part of Saudi Arabia’s Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative on Sunday, that aims to …
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Dubai / WAM Aramex, a leading global provider of logistics and transportation solutions that is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), has completed the acquisition of Access USA Shipping (MyUS), a global technology-driven platform, for an all-cash purchase price of about $265 million. The transaction, after having obtained all the necessary regulatory approvals, marks Aramex’s largest acquisition to …
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WASHINGTON, DC / WAM The World Government Summit Organisation and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, signed a cooperation framework to deepen their partnership around key development issues in the Arab region including supporting women entrepreneurs, on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund & World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Washington, DC. …
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Bloomberg Food importers from Africa to Asia are scrambling for dollars to pay their bills as a surge in the US currency drives prices even higher for countries already facing a historic global food crisis. In Ghana, importers are warning about shortages in the run up to Christmas. Thousands of containers loaded with food recently piled up at ports in …
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Bloomberg Oil slumped as concerns over a global slowdown and weaker demand vied with a tightening supply outlook after Opec+ cut output. West Texas Intermediate traded near $90 a barrel, after earlier falling as much as 2.9%. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the US and global economies are likely to sink into recession next year, …
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Bloomberg Oil headed for the biggest weekly gain since early March as Opec+ put the market on course for further tightening ahead of winter. West Texas Intermediate traded above $90 a barrel on Friday, bringing futures close to 12% higher for the week, as Brent topped $95 for the first time since mid-September. Time spreads were signaling supply scarcity …
Read More »Jeddah / WAM Dr Zamir Iqbal, Vice President, Finance, chief financial officer of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), said the bank collected $1.6 billion from its first sukuk issuance in April. The AAA-rated issuance was executed in line with the bank’s $4.1 billion financing plan for 2022, approved by the chairman. In his statement to the Emirates News Agency …
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