Bloomberg OPEC officials gathering in Vienna to prepare for next week’s ministerial meeting kept their focus on rising US shale oil production, which has been diluting price impact of production cuts. National representatives from the OPEC and officials from several non-members heard a presentation on the outlook for the US industry from Roger Diwan, a Washington-based analyst at IHS Markit ...

Jordan / Emirates Business During World Economic Forum on Middle East and North Africa, global digital transformation enabler SAP announced it will build skills and knowledge among young talents worth $100mn by 2022. The program is centered on public-private partnerships driving economic growth in MENA. Cloud, analytics, mobility, and social media skills are posting double or triple digital growth in ...

Bloomberg Former FBI Director James Comey agreed to testify in open session before the Senate Intelligence Committee about the bureau’s probe into Russian meddling with the 2016 US election, intensifying Donald Trump’s troubles at the start of his first foreign trip as president. The announcement late Friday from committee Chairman Richard Burr, of North Carolina, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, ...