Riyadh / Emirates Business The health of the non-oil private sector in Saudi Arabia continued to improve during August. Growth was supported by sharp expansions in new orders and output. Moreover, international demand for Saudi Arabian products and services picked up, as highlighted by a renewed increase in new export orders. Growth of staffing levels was sustained during August, as …

Reuters Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden) , the Gulf’s largest mining company, has asked banks to submit proposals for a loan which would refinance some $2.88 billion of existing debt, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. It sent a request for proposals to banks last week and the banks have until the end of September to respond, the …

LONDON / Reuters A blockade on production at Libya’s Sharara oil field, the country’s largest, was lifted after it shut down output for more than two weeks, a Libyan oil source said. A valve on a pipeline leading from the field that was closed during the shutdown has reopened, though it was not clear how quickly production would resume at …