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Saudi Kayan swings to Q2 net profit

  REUTERS Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. swung to a net profit in the second quarter, ending a run of five straight quarterly losses, benefiting from low feedstock costs. The company, an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), made a net profit of 91.02 million riyals ($24.27 million) in the three months to June 30, it said in a bourse ...

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SAFCO extends earnings slump as Q2 profit halves

REUTERS Saudi Arabia Fertilizers Co (SAFCO) met analyst forecasts but extended its earnings slump, as its second-quarter net profit halved year on year as product prices remained low. SAFCO, a unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corp, made a net profit of 299 million riyals ($79.7 million) in the three months to June 30, compared with the 596 million riyals it ...

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G20 countries face calls for action to boost growth

  AFP The world’s leading economies must do more to boost slowing global growth, the International Monetary Fund and Washington urged as G20 finance ministers gathered Saturday, with Britain’s vote to leave the European Union threatening more disruption. Central bank chiefs and finance ministers from the world’s top 20 economies met in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, and US ...

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