Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports hit record USD 166.4 billion in 2025
Saudi Arabia's services exports reached SR260 billion in 2025, up from SR235 billion in 2024, reflecting annual growth of 11%...
Tag : Trade
Trade activities within Africa set to hit USD 230 billion: Afreximbank
The Afreximbank report sees the overall continental trade growing by 10% in 2026, despite global geopolitical tensions and trade tariff-related headwinds...
DMCC launches Maritime Centre to consolidate Dubai’s shipping and trade activities
The formalisation of the Maritime Centre represents the evolution of DMCC’s earlier Dubai Maritime Club, launched in 2016 as a platform for dialogue and industry engagement...
Oman ends FY 2025 with stable growth, non-oil GDP hits USD 74.6 billion
Oman's inflation remained contained at an average of 1.69% during January-February 2025/2026, indicating stable price levels that supported household consumption and business planning...
Santos Port Authority joins global port‑governance body IAPH
The Santos Port Authority signals plans for electrified quay cranes and shore power infrastructure for large vessels, which it intends to calibrate using ESI and WPSP benchmarks...
Strait of Hormuz disruption: Saudi ports add new shipping services
The services will mitigate the impact of disruptions affecting vital maritime corridors, including the all-crucial Strait of Hormuz, while enhancing Red Sea connectivity...
Boao Forum for Asia Conference: Panellists advocate for rules-based free trade
Li Cheng doesn't see trade conflicts disappearing in the near term, and Washington's current protectionist approach should be seen as a result of weakness, confusion and fear...
Malaysia voids US trade deal after SC strikes down ‘Trump Tariffs’
Malaysia's Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani stated that the US-Malaysia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade no longer holds any legality...
Islamic banking in Africa: Gulf actors follow different paths
Discussing Islamic banking's growth in Africa, Saudi Arabia is also playing an important role...
Protectionism delivers long-term pain: International Trade Matters Founder Linda Middleton-Jones
Tariffs fundamentally contradict these tenets, representing protectionism regardless of justification...