Dubai / Emirates Business With an estimated $2.4 trillion of projects planned across the GCC, the region still offers abundant opportunities as governments seek to develop infrastructure to meet the needs of rapidly expanding populations, and to deliver economic diversification. The region offers some of the best project opportunities in the world. The need for infrastructure and economic diversification is …

Bloomberg China’s leading role in financing a wave of new coal plants across Asia is drawing fresh scrutiny as the world’s top climate scientists weigh calling for much deeper cuts in emissions. China, India, Japan and the Philippines rank among the biggest investors in the 1,380 coal plants under construction or development worldwide, according to a study by the German …

Bloomberg Even though Beijing hasn’t sanctioned American oil imports yet, Chinese buyers aren’t taking any chances. The world’s second largest economy halted purchases of US crude in August for the first time since September 2016, according to US Census Bureau data. In July, Chinese buyers received nearly 12 million barrels of crude from the US. Beijing, once an enthusiastic buyer …