RIYADH / Reuters Saudi Arabia would not benefit from altering its exchange rate policy and does not intend to do so, its new central bank governor told the state-linked Al Arabiya channel. Ahmed al-Kholifey said the riyal currency has been suffering due to market speculation that the policy might change. “The agency does not intend to change the exchange ...

  Reuters Qatar National Bank (QNB) has closed the syndication of a 2.25 billion euro ($2.50 billion), three-year loan, it said on Sunday. The loan facility, in which 14 banks participated, was increased from 1.5 billion euros due to “strong market over-subscription”, QNB said in a bourse statement. The loan’s annual interest rate is EURIBOR plus 1.05 percent. The money ...

  BLOOMBERG China should quietly allow wider moves in the yuan, a strategy that will reduce the cost of limiting declines, although US pressure against a big devaluation will be a deterrent, according to a former People’s Bank of China adviser. “The currency basket should be allowed to fluctuate within a big band, at least 20 percent,” Yu Yongding said ...