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French Investment in Saudi Arabia Nearly Tripled, With 30 Firms Now Calling Riyadh Home

New Delhi, July 2 -- France's economic relationship with Saudi Arabia has changed character over three years, not just scale. Sultan Al-Musallam, secretary-general of the Federation of Saudi Chambers... Read More


US Added 57,000 Jobs in June, Less Than Half What Forecasters Expected

New Delhi, July 2 -- WASHINGTON - The morning the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June employment report, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 300 points to a record. The disconnect... Read More


Dubai Inflation Hits 5.5% in May, Driven by Iran War Petrol Surge

DUBAI, July 2 -- For residents already absorbing record housing costs, Dubai's May inflation report delivered a figure that crystallizes how far the US-Iran war's economic shockwave has traveled: 5.5 ... Read More


Qatar Drew $3.4 Billion in Foreign Investment in 2025 as Project Count Jumped 52%

New Delhi, July 2 -- Greenfield investors planted factories, software operations, and food-processing businesses in Qatar last year even as a war was being fought in the region, expanding the number o... Read More


Japan PM Takaichi Signs AI and Defense Pacts in New Delhi as Bilateral Ties Deepen

New Delhi, July 2 -- NEW DELHI - When Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi landed in New Delhi on Wednesday for her first official visit to India, she carried more than diplomatic routine - she broug... Read More


Saudi Aramco Makes Rare Spot Sales as Gulf Crude Exports Hit Post-War Peak

New Delhi, July 2 -- RIYADH - Saudi Aramco prefers certainty. Nearly all of the state oil company's global crude sales run on long-term supply agreements, the kind that lock in buyers, pricing stabili... Read More


Saudi Arabia's PIF Crosses $1.21 Trillion in Assets After Net Profit Doubled in 2025

RIYADH, July 2 -- Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund more than doubled its net profit in 2025, posting SR65.1 billion against SR25.8 billion the year before, as total assets climbed to $1.21 trillio... Read More


UAE Building Costs Up 25% After Iran Conflict as Supply Chains Reroute, Moody's Finds

DUBAI, July 2 -- The materials that build Dubai's towers, fill Abu Dhabi's apartments, and keep Sharjah's residential pipeline moving are arriving late and costing far more than they did a year ago. F... Read More


Qatar FDI Hit $3.4 Billion in 2025 as Project Count Surged 52%, Invest Qatar Data Shows

DOHA, July 2 -- In 2025, for the first time, the majority of companies that chose Qatar as the site of a new foreign investment project came for technology, consumer goods, and business services, not ... Read More


US Won't Renew USMCA, Putting North America Trade on Annual Review

New Delhi, July 2 -- WASHINGTON - Canadian exporters who send nearly 80 percent of their goods south of the border did not lose their trade deal on Wednesday. They lost the certainty around it. US Tr... Read More