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French dairy exports top $400mn in Mideast

  Riyadh / Emirates Business The Middle East is one of the largest importers of French dairy products according to the latest research from the country’s official cheese board, the Centre National Interprofessionnel de l’Economie Laitière (CNIEL). The research puts the Middle East ahead of China (US$354m), North America (US$270m), Switzerland (US$137m) and Australia (US$30m). Edwina Salvatori, Account Director, SOPEXA ...

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Putin’s meet with oil firms postponed

  MOSCOW / Reuters A planned gathering of Russian oil firms and President Vladimir Putin which was expected to discuss possible output curbs has been delayed until after OPEC holds its Vienna meeting on Nov. 30, two energy industry sources said. The meeting of Russia’s energy industry commission, which had been scheduled for Nov. 23, has been put back to ...

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KSA to establish national water, energy efficiency plan

  Riyadh / Reuters Saudi Arabia will establish a national program to optimise water and energy consumption, it announced in a cabinet statement, further moves in areas where the government is seeking to cut back huge subsidies. The new program will review policy incentives currently in place for the energy and water sectors, taking into account both economic productivity needs ...

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