Media In\Muscat 21-04-2019 The Muscat Securities Market index closed at 3,984.45 points, up 4.16 points, or 0.10 percent, compared to the last trading session of 3980.29. The turnover amounted to 83 million and 935 riyals, a decrease of 53.8% compared to the last trading session which amounted to two million …
Read More »The Lebanese currency bloc will drop within a week
20-04-2019 Media in\ Beirut During the week from March 29 to April 4, 2019, the liquidity of the Lebanese Pound (LBP) was significantly reduced by LBP 111 million to LBP 210 billion and LBP 518 million, equivalent to 0.02%, on an annualized basis. According to a summary report issued by …
Read More »An agreement to acquire Ober Karim in the Middle East
Media In / 26 March 2019 Ober and Karim reached an agreement whereby Ober acquires Karim for $ 1.3 billion. The acquisition, which consists of convertible bonds worth $ 1.7 billion and $ 1.4 billion in cash, will remain subject to regulatory approvals. Ober acquires all of Karim’s transportation, delivery …
Read More »Jordan: 26 million dinars total credit facilities for the end of January
Media In / Amman 24 March 2019 Credit facilities provided by banks operating in the Kingdom increased by JD 1261.8 million to reach JD 26214 million at the end of January compared to JD 24952 million for the same month of 2018. On a monthly basis, data from the Central …
Read More »Jordan to bid to transport crude oil from Iraq
Media In / Amman 19 March 2019 The Jordanian government today submitted a tender for the transfer of crude oil from Baiji in Iraq to the site of the Jordanian Petroleum Refinery, and no more than 10 thousand barrels per day. Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zowati …
Read More »High prices of oil derivatives during the current week of March
Media In / Amman 18 March 2019 The prices of international oil derivatives increased significantly during the second week of March, particularly gasoline, according to data released by the Ministry of Energy, Wealth and Mineral Resources on Monday. According to the data, the price of gasoline octane 95 rose by …
Read More »Tunis Stock Exchange closes higher
0603-2019MEDIA IN\ AGENCIES Tunis Stock Exchange closed today at 7098.80 points, up by 17.17 percent, while the capital movement amounted to 6.35 million Tunisian dinars about 2 million dollars. The day saw the rise of the shares of 24 companies listed on the stock exchange, while shares fell 25 others, …
Read More »24% Lower volume of real estate in Jordan
Media In / Amman 6 March 2019 The volume of trading in the real estate market in Jordan fell by 24 percent to the end of February to 695 million dinars compared to 914 million dinars for the same period of 2018. The Directorate of Registration of Northern Oman …
Read More »3.8% The rise in foreign currency deposits in the Central Bank of Jordan
Media In / Amman 6 March 2019 The Central Bank of Jordan announced that the percentage of deposits in foreign currencies increased by 3.8% at the end of last year to 8.18 billion Jordanian dinars, compared with 7.55 billion at the end of 2017. The bank said in a press …
Read More »Launching the first solar plant of the International Center for Synchrotron Light in Amman
Media In / Amman 26 February 2019 The International Center for Synchrotron Light Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) started the operation of the first solar power plant with a capacity of 6.5 MW and a total cost of 7 million Euros funded by the European Union. The …
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