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Developing Asia attracted $644 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, up from $623 billion a year earlier, United Nations Trade and Development said in its World Investment Report 2026. The gain kept the region as the largest FDI recipient

Oil prices settled higher Tuesday, with Brent crude futures rising 3.01% to $74.16 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 2.76% to $70.44 a barrel. Brent added $2.17 for the session. WTI rose $1.89. Trading later extended gains after

Arada announced the launch of Arada Capital, a new funds management platform targeting real estate investment opportunities across the Middle East and selected global markets. The platform aims to reach US$5 billion in assets under management within four years after

ADNEC Group reported a record AED9.2 billion economic impact for the UAE economy in 2025, marking its highest annual contribution. The total rose 8 percent from AED8.5 billion in 2024. The group said its business and leisure tourism activities generated

Iraq’s state-run Basra Oil Company signed a five-year integrated management contract with Halliburton for the Bin Omar and Sindbad oil fields in Basra province, Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said. The agreement covers field management work aimed at raising crude oil

The World Bank has approved $265 million to support Morocco’s Ifahsa Pumped Hydropower Storage Project, a 300-megawatt clean energy facility planned for the country’s north. The financing backs a major storage project designed to help Morocco add more renewable power

South Korea’s exports topped US$100 billion in a single month for the first time in June, setting a national record as semiconductor shipments nearly tripled. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said exports rose 70.9% from a year earlier

The World Bank approved a US$700 million loan for Jordan to support private investment, job creation and economic reforms. The financing falls under the Jordan Growth and Competitiveness Development Policy Financing II program. It supports steps linked to the country’s

Gold prices fell to a seven-month low on Wednesday as a stronger dollar and firmer U.S. Treasury yields pressured bullion. Spot gold dropped 1% to $3,964.97 an ounce after touching $3,942.99 in the previous session. That marked its lowest level

The World Bank Group said the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region needs higher investment in water-efficient irrigation and agricultural innovation to strengthen food security. Its new report, Building Food Security, Creating Jobs, links food systems, nutrition, water