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RI Govt restructures Whoosh debt to US$56 million annual installments

Indonesia's Finance Ministry revealed that the debt restructuring for the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway ...

Property Play: Here’s where rental demand is heading and what it means for future home sales

As U.S. rent prices rise, more tenants are relocating to cheaper markets, according to a new report by Zillow.

GCC bank lending reaches record $2.59tn at end of Q2

RIYADH: Gross lending by 55 listed Gulf Cooperation Council banks reached a record $2.59 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2026, rising 2.6 percent from the preceding three months and 11.6 percent year on year, according to…

'Illegal’: Kremlin blasts US 100% tariff threat on Russian oil buyers

Xi Urges UK to Protect Chinese Investors in Call With Burnham

China’s President Xi Jinping urged Britain to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese investors in his first phone call with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, saying the two countries’ common interests outweigh their…

Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control

For decades we were told that privatisation would deliver better services. The experience of millions of passengers tells a different story Steve Rotheram is mayor of the Liverpool city region One of the best-known scenes from the TV…

Bank of Russia buys $68.14 mln in yuan with settlement on September 7

Foreign currency purchases on the domestic market with settlement on September 4 also totaled $68.14 mln

Russia, China increase number of flights between countries to 309 per week

In the first seven months of 2026, Russian airlines carried more than 1.3 mln passengers, 50% more than a year earlier

Saudi outbound greenfield investment jumps 90% to $3.3bn in H1

RIYADH: Saudi companies stepped up overseas investment in the first half of 2026, with outbound greenfield spending jumping 90 percent to $3.3 billion even as global investment plans contracted sharply, a new report showed. According to…

Russia-China sea freight up 19.2% in first half of 2026

The Russian Transport Ministry said that 109.5 mln metric tons were transported

Oil Tanker Company Says It’s Owed $55 Million in Rate Dispute

Oil tanker company Hunter Group ASA says it’s owed $55 million by a counterparty that’s disputing its contractual obligations after a surge in the world’s benchmark freight rate.

Goldman Warns Oil May Rally to $120 on Ship Disruptions

Samantha Dart, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman Sachs, says that gasoline and diesel prices can remain elevated into “the whole of next year” as tightness in refining capacity is not being resolved. She speaks on…