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Global · Jun 13, 2026 · 6 min read
The World Bank expects global growth to slow to 2.5% in 2026, its weakest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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IMF · Jun 13, 2026 · 14 min read
How the Biggest Tournament in Football History Is Changing the Business Model of Mega Sporting Events The FIFA World Cup has always…
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Global · Jun 13, 2026 · 4 min read
Moody's Ratings has affirmed the United Arab Emirates' sovereign credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency confirmed on Friday…
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IEA · Jun 13, 2026 · 12 min read
Artificial intelligence is becoming a structural force in global electricity markets. The issue is no longer only the power used by individual…
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IMF · Jun 12, 2026 · 7 min read
QatarEnergy's force majeure on affected liquefied natural gas supply contracts has become one of the most important energy market developments of 2026,…
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International Organizations · Jun 12, 2026 · 4 min read
Oil prices extended their decline on Friday, 12 June 2026, as the United States and Iran moved closer to an agreement that…
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International Organizations · Jun 11, 2026 · 3 min read
OPEC has lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 to 970,000 barrels per day, down from 1.17 million b/d…
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IEA · Jun 10, 2026 · 7 min read
The Suez Canal recorded a clear recovery signal in April 2026, as oil tanker traffic increased sharply amid the effective closure and…
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IMF · Jun 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Egypt's annual inflation rate eased to 13.0 percent in May 2026 from 13.4 percent in April, according to data released today by…
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IEA · Jun 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Kuwait's reported offer of crude cargoes to Asian refiners marks an important but still cautious signal for Gulf energy markets. Market reporting…
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IEA · Jun 9, 2026 · 7 min read
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed modestly in April 2026, but the underlying data reveal a more important shift in the structure of…
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IMF · Jun 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Saudi Arabia's economy maintained positive momentum in the first quarter of 2026, with real gross domestic product growing by 2.8% compared with…
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The World Bank expects global growth to slow to 2.5% in 2026, its weakest pace since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the conflict in the Middle East drives up energy prices, inflation, and borrowing costs. The forecast, in the Group’s June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report, marks a downgrade for two-thirds of the…
How the Biggest Tournament in Football History Is Changing the Business Model of Mega Sporting Events The FIFA World Cup has always been more than a football tournament. It is a global media asset, a tourism catalyst, a political stage, and one of the most powerful commercial properties in sport. But the 2026 edition, hosted…
Moody’s Ratings has affirmed the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency confirmed on Friday 12 June 2026. The decision keeps the UAE firmly within the high investment grade band and reflects continued confidence in the strength of the economy and the durability of its public finances. Moody’s…
Artificial intelligence is becoming a structural force in global electricity markets. The issue is no longer only the power used by individual AI queries or model training runs. The larger shift is the rapid buildout of high density data centres, accelerator chips, cooling systems, grid connections and backup power infrastructure needed to support AI at…
QatarEnergy’s force majeure on affected liquefied natural gas supply contracts has become one of the most important energy market developments of 2026, as production disruption and shipping constraints weigh on Qatar’s export capacity. The disruption follows damage to key energy infrastructure at Ras Laffan Industrial City, one of the world’s most important LNG export hubs….
Oil prices extended their decline on Friday, 12 June 2026, as the United States and Iran moved closer to an agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, unwinding the geopolitical risk premium that has dominated energy markets for months. Brent crude futures fell $1.21, or about 1.3 percent, to about $89.17…
OPEC has lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 to 970,000 barrels per day, down from 1.17 million b/d in last month’s assessment, according to the organisation’s Monthly Oil Market Report published on Thursday, 11 June 2026. It is the second consecutive monthly downgrade, taking the projection below the one million barrel…
The Suez Canal recorded a clear recovery signal in April 2026, as oil tanker traffic increased sharply amid the effective closure and disruption of the Strait of Hormuz. The improvement gave Egypt’s strategic waterway its strongest monthly revenue level since early 2024, but the data also show that the recovery remains partial and heavily concentrated…
Egypt’s annual inflation rate eased to 13.0 percent in May 2026 from 13.4 percent in April, according to data released today by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). The consumer price index rose 1.4 percent month-on-month, reaching 292 points, as the gradual moderation of price pressures continues to support the country’s improving…
Kuwait’s reported offer of crude cargoes to Asian refiners marks an important but still cautious signal for Gulf energy markets. Market reporting indicated that at least two very large crude carriers carrying Kuwaiti crude were being offered to buyers in Asia after moving through the Strait of Hormuz. The development matters because Kuwait is one…