Following last month’s tanker attacks in the Middle East, two more were attacked on Thursday, pushing U.S. crude prices up 4.5 percent. Over the past several months, global oil prices have been in a stalemate. A report on Wednesday detailed...
The EU and the US are set for opposition over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will carry Russian natural gas to Germany. The project is due for completion by the end of 2019. The project has strong political support...
For those who believe the EU are being inflexible in its negotiations with the UK over a post-Brexit trade deal, Switzerland is no exception. Since 1973, the Swiss have entered into a series of bilateral treaties designed to ensure the...
Huawei is getting a short lease of life in the United States, as The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has requested more time for companies to comply with a federal ban on contracts involving the Chinese telecom...
Salvini’s game of irritating Brussels continues as Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister has recently proposed a dual currency for his nation. However, the EU is equally concerned about Salvini’s plan to launch a “fiscal shock” to Italy’s economy by proposing a...
(Cairo) The recent formation of the board of Egypt’s first sovereign wealth fund puts the fund on track for operation after a long delay. The new board, which was formed on May 23, is headed by Minister of Planning, Hala...
Brexit is an economic disaster. This is not an argument up for debate. Statistics show that Brexit is already costing the UK billions – in GDP decline, in investment decline, in tax revenue decline – and that is not all....
Talks collapsed between the US and China on May 10, and since then the U.S. has increased tariffs on $200bn of Chinese products from 10% to 25%. US President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the pressure recently by beginning the...
The last few years of this decade have seen some surprises in terms of political victories, and 2019 is no exception. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s victory in Saturday’s elections prove that yet again, conservatives have defied the polls and...
In 2004, The Italian Business Council of Qatar (IBCQ) was established in Doha when the Italian population was just slightly more than 300. “There was a need for a community organization to allow people to socialize through dinners or informal...