Saudi Awwal Bank inaugurates Prince Faisal bin Mishaal Centre for Native Plant Conservation and Propagation in partnership with Environmental Awareness Society    Saudi Ambassador to Ukraine presents credentials to President Zelenskyy    Cabinet underscores Saudi Arabia's significant progress in all fields    Viewing and printing vehicle data is now possible through Absher    Individual investment portfolios in Saudi stock market grows 12% to 12.7 million during 3Q 2024    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Israel confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran    Kosovo bars Serb party from vote over anti-independence stances    Russian forces make progress amid record-high losses across Ukraine's Donetsk region    Greenland again tells Trump it is not for sale    Emir of Madinah launches first phase of Madinah Gate project worth SR600 million    Saudi Arabia starts Gulf Cup 26 campaign with a disappointing loss to Bahrain    Gulf Cup: Hervé Renard calls for Saudi players to show pride    Oman optimistic about Al-Yahyaei's return for crucial Gulf Cup clash with Qatar    Qatar coach Garcia promises surprises as they seek first Gulf Cup 26 win    Abdullah Kamel unveils plans to launch halal certificate similar to ISO Value of global halal market exceeds $2 trillion    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    PDC collaboration with MEDLOG Saudi to introduce new cold storage facilities in King Abdullah Port Investment of SR300 million to enhance logistics capabilities in Saudi Arabia    My kids saw my pain on set, says Angelina Jolie    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author QJM with agency input
Most Gulf stocks decline
Most Gulf stock markets continued the downward movement on Tuesday, with the exception of Qatar and Kuwait. Saudi petrochemical stocks fell on Tuesday as fresh wobbles on regional and global markets spurred investors to reduce positions ahead of (...)

29 - 09 - 2010
Saudi banks resilient; fundamentals strong
Saudi banks are in good condition and maintaining “strong financial fundamentals” despite the difficult economic conditions worldwide, ratings agency Moody's Investors Service said in its report on Saudi Banking Outlook released on Monday. “The (...)

28 - 09 - 2010
Saudi Arabia's outlook‘ broadly positive': IMF
Saudi Arabia's economic outlook remains “broadly positive” and the banking system is “fundamentally sound”, although vulnerabilities remain especially from the volatility of oil prices, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement on (...)

28 - 08 - 2010
Saudi index slumps to new 11-week low
Saudi Arabia's stock benchmark index Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) slumped 0.28 percent - its lowest finish since June 8 -at 6,001.24 points as declines in oil prices and global markets spurred selling by local investors. Samba Financial Group (...)

26 - 08 - 2010
Value of shares at $14.55b in July
Saudi Telecom Co (STC) shares fell after the Kingdom's regulator confirmed BlackBerry messenger will be banned from Friday, weighing on Saudi Arabia's index Tadawul All Share Index (TASI). The index retreated 0.01 percent to 6,300.44 points on (...)

05 - 08 - 2010
Saudi banks' investment abroad declines on ‘loan clean-up drive'
Saudi Arabia's banks have eased a drive to amass investments abroad as they appear to be shifting their interest back to the domestic market after keeping a low profile for more than a year, according to official data. After soaring by nearly 75 (...)

01 - 08 - 2010
Kuwait banks can resist crisis despite increase in NPLs: IMF
Kuwaiti banks have sufficient financial resources to withstand a fresh crisis despite a sharp rise in their non-performing loans, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. At the end of 2009, Kuwait's banking sector had a combined capital (...)

01 - 08 - 2010
Inflation risks in Gulf countries reemerging
Inflation risks in the Gulf countries are resurfacing after undergoing a sharp fall in consumer prices from a peak of 11 percent in 2009, Credit Suisse said in its latest issue of Global Investor. Fears of possible inflationary outcome of the (...)

15 - 05 - 2010
Access to water in Middle East & North Africa world's lowest
People in the Arab world need fuller and freer information about shrinking water supplies but their governments are withholding it for fear of fuelling unrest, a United Nations expert said on Thursday. Arable land makes up just 4.2 percent of the (...)

03 - 04 - 2010
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