African and Mideast Business

Mali accuses Barrick of not living up to its commitments as mining dispute flares up again

Dozens remain trapped after gold mine collapses in northcentral Nigeria

Barrick facing uncertainty in Mali, amid reports of regime seeking control of mine

Head of African Development Bank criticizes opaque loans tied to continent’s natural resources

Saudi Arabia orders Aramco to lower its oil capacity target

Israel agrees to give Intel a $3.2-billion grant for new $25-billion chip plant

Four African countries ejected from U.S. trade benefits after coups and abuses

Nigeria’s two biggest workers’ unions call indefinite strike over cost of living

IMF warns Lebanon is still facing enormous challenges, years after economic meltdown began

How our green transition and hunger for battery metals devastate Africa and the Congo

The post-war Bretton Woods global financial system is no longer enough

Russia and China’s BRICS economic alliance will fail at countering the West

Iraq expects TotalEnergies to begin US$27-billion project in second half of 2023

A letter from South Africa: What the world can learn from its economic decline

Climate subsidies like Canada’s $13-billion for Volkswagen herald new trade wars

Officials reach deal to restart oil exports from northern Iraq via pipeline to Turkey

Several oil firms halt or cut output in Iraq’s Kurdistan region after pipeline closure

What did Qatar actually buy with the billions it spent on the World Cup?

With its OPEC cuts, Saudi Arabia won the battle but will lose the war

Egypt’s central bank governor resigns as country’s economic woes mount

Zimbabwe introduces gold coin to help bolster collapsing currency

U.S. and Taliban officials make progress on Afghan reserves, but big gaps remain

Saudi crown prince says NEOM mega-project to list in 2024

Africa CDC signs deal with Pfizer for COVID-19 treatment pill

Qatar to host indirect Iran-U.S. talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal-media

Disney+ takes on rivals in Middle East streaming market

BlackRock is seeking more infrastructure deals in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region, executive says

Saudi Arabia says it ‘won’t bear any responsibility’ for oil shortages after Houthi attacks affect production

Charities say Moderna patents could hit Africa COVID-19 vaccine hub

Iraq produced well below its OPEC+ crude quota in January: data

Saudi Aramco CEO says energy transition ‘is not going smoothly’

South African court blocks Shell from conducting seismic testing off Wild Coast