Reuters Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris’ OTMT said on Monday failure to resolve a dispute with the financial regulator had hit business and stymied growth, and the holding company would call a board meeting to discuss how to proceed. The dispute emerged six months ago and centres on breaches the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) says were involved in the ...

  Reuters State-controlled utility Saudi Electricity Co said on Monday that its executive committee had agreed to invite private investors to participate in creating an additional 5,400 megawatts of generating capacity. The projects may be executed in phases, Saudi Electricity said without giving details. Saudi Arabia’s economic reform plans, announced this year, focus on saving the government money by introducing ...

  Bloomberg Oil climbed to the highest level in three months in New York as traders continued to assess last week’s change in OPEC policy. U.S. crude futures rose as much as 1.3 percent after advancing 8.5 percent last week. While OPEC outlined an accord to reduce production by as much as 750,000 barrels a day, its third-largest member Iran ...