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Bloomberg Oil plunged to an 11-week low, extending losses after the worst week since October, as new waves of Covid-19 threatened fuel demand. Futures fell below $66 a barrel in New York, while wilting timespreads showed the market is faltering. Goldman Sachs Group Inc downgraded its economic growth forecast for China as the country imposed measures to contain virus flare-ups, ...

DHAHRAN / WAM The Saudi Arabian Oil Company Aramco announced on Sunday its second quarter 2021 financial results, reporting a 288 percent increase in net income from the same quarter of last year to $25.5 billion and declaring a dividend of $18.8 billion. The Company’s net income for the first half of the year was $47.2 billion, representing a 103 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has welcomed appointment of Hans Grundberg as the UN Special Envoy for Yemen and reiterated its support for all efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution towards ending Yemeni crisis. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation praised the pivotal role played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to bring about stability in ...

Bloomberg A Boeing Co 737 Max 7 has arrived at the Shangai airport for flight tests by Chinese authorities, the Paper reported. Chinese aviation officials last month signalled they are open to conducting flight tests on the plane in a step towards lifting its grounding after more than two years. China was the first nation to ground the Max, acting ...

Bloomberg Oil declined for a third day as the coronavirus spread in China and a report showed a surprise build in US crude inventories. West Texas Intermediate futures slumped as much as 3.4%. The delta strain of Covid-19 has been detected in almost half of China’s 32 provinces in two weeks, and at least 46 cities have advised residents against ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenue is on pace to grow 39% to total $19.1 billion in 2021, up from $13.7 billion in 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Communications service providers (CSPs) in mature markets accelerated 5G development in 2020 and 2021 with 5G representing 39% of total wireless infrastructure revenue this year. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) has signed a cooperation agreement with Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to establish and operate research, technology and innovation platform for an integrated production system for date palm in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to ...

MAKKAH / WAM/ SPA The Technical and Service Authority at the Grand Mosque in Makkah has intensified its preparations for the Umrah season. Sterilisation and perfuming processes of the Grand Mosque and its outdoor parks are going on round the clock to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 4,000 workers are sterilising the Grand Mosque and related ...

Bloomberg Oil posted its fourth straight monthly gain as steady demand and tight supplies calmed concerns that a new wave of Covid-19 infections would cripple energy consumption. Futures in New York ended the week 2.6% higher. While cases of the virus’s delta variant have surged in recent weeks, mobility and other data point to strong demand in key economies that ...

GENEVA / WAM Trade in medical goods registered growth of 16.3 percent in 2020 — compared with 4.7 percent growth in 2019 when the Covid-19 pandemic was just starting, according to the World Trade Statistical Review 2021 issued by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Exports of medical products, including medicines, medical equipment and PPE, rose by more than 16 percent, ...