Hala Saghbini
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World Bank: $12 Billion Needed Annually to Turn Food Security into an Economic Opportunity (opens the original)
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Food security in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan is no longer merely a question of how much food is available on people’s tables. It has become a broad test of the region’s ability to manage scarce resources, diversify trade, attract investment, create jobs, and withstand geopolitical and climate-related shocks. In a region where more than 142 million people face food insecurity and 42 percent of the population cannot afford a healthy diet, the challenge becomes increasi
‘Nomura’ to Asharq Al-Awsat: Bond Yields Reshape Region’s Cost of Capital (opens the original)
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Global debt markets are entering a new era of higher borrowing costs, with US, Japanese and British bond yields climbing to levels not seen in years amid three overlapping pressures: inflation fueled by oil prices, ballooning fiscal deficits and rising government borrowing needs. As investors reassess the risks of holding long-term debt, the repercussions are spreading to regional markets through higher financing costs for governments and companies. This is placing Gulf economies under a fresh c
Winter Tests European Energy Security... Algeria Advances to the Forefront (opens the original)
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Europe is approaching winter facing a more complex gas equation than in previous years: lower-than-usual inventories, prices that have surged to levels the market has not witnessed in years, and disrupted Qatari supplies due to the war in the Middle East, all while Brussels moves forward with phasing out Russian gas. At the heart of this equation, Algeria emerges as one of the most critical available alternatives, particularly for European countries bordering the Mediterranean, while Germany is
Saudi-US Nuclear Cooperation Anchors Kingdom’s Economic, Industrial Transformation (opens the original)
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Saudi-US relations have entered a new phase of strategic cooperation with the signing of a peaceful nuclear energy agreement, known as a 123 Agreement, and a bilateral safeguards accord. Together, the agreements establish the legal foundation for a partnership expected to last decades, as Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its energy mix and strengthen energy security under the highest standards of nuclear safety and security. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi minister of energy and minister of in
How Saudi Arabia's Buffers Shielded Its Economy from the Fires of War (opens the original)
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At a time when the conflict between the United States and Iran plunged the region into one of its most severe periods of tension in years, closed the Strait of Hormuz, and drove up oil prices as well as shipping and insurance costs, Fitch Ratings reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's sovereign credit rating at A+ with a Stable outlook. The decision raises a fundamental question: How did the Saudi economy manage to preserve its financial resilience in the midst of the crisis? The answer extends well beyond h
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