Signing of strategic oil agreements between Niger and China
Niamey, Beijing sign strategic memorandums of understanding to facilitate Nigerien oil production and export (News Agency of Nigeria) Niger’s junta-led…
Senegal and the IMF. Contradictory numbers and a difficult road out of the crisis
Is the discrepancy in numbers between Senegal and the IMF delaying the expected agreements? (Reuters) Senegal and the International Monetary…
The bill for war on Iran. Israel’s 2026 Budget: Defense Inflation at the Expense of Health and Education
Netanyahu’s government faces test of Knesset approval of 2026 budget (Reuters) Israel’s parliament (Knesset) will vote on the 2026 budget,…
Citibank closes most of its branches in the UAE due to war
City asked its employees this week to vacate their offices in the Dubai International Financial Centre (AP) Citibank announced on…
Further rise in oil prices expected as production of fields in Gulf countries halted
Ships and oil tankers in the Gulf (French) The market expects a further wave of oil price ups after major…
The 10 most consumed commodities in Ramadan in the Arab world
Arab households’ spending rises in Ramadan by 25% to 50% (Al Jazeera – Artificial Intelligence) During the holy month of…
How does Egypt plan to transform its global leadership by producing dates for export revenue?
Egypt accounts for one-fifth of global date production with a total of two million tons per year (Al Jazeera) Egypt…
U.S. Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (French) The US Federal Reserve fixed interest rates at a range of 3.5% and…
Government shutdowns have led to missing data and obscuring insights into the U.S. economy
From the Wall Street trading floor to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, there is…