Arkan readies plans to offset energy prices hikeArkan, a leading building material industrial conglomerate based in the UAE, has outlined a series of energy-saving initiatives to counter the impact of increase in energy prices starting from January 1. These energy efficiency me More… |
Arkan readies plans to offset energy prices hikeArkan, a leading building material industrial conglomerate based in the UAE, has outlined a series of energy-saving initiatives to counter the impact of increase in energy prices starting from January 1. These energy efficiency me More… |
Energy price hikes will hit costs: Saudi builderSaudi Arabia's Abdullah Abdul Mohsin al-Khodari and Sons on Sunday forecast changes to the kingdom's electricity and energy prices would raise its costs by SR44.3 million ($11.81 million) between 2016 and 2020. The builder More… |
Turkey hikes tax on tobacco; energy prices upTurkey has hiked taxes on tobacco and alcohol for the new year, while its energy market regulator has also increased electricity prices as of Jan. 1 to fund investment and production. Taxes on alcoholic beverages including beer, g More… |
Saudi Arabia studying domestic energy price risesSaudi Arabia is studying whether to raise domestic energy prices, Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi said on Tuesday, confirming that the kingdom could cut a lavish system of subsidies blamed for waste and surging fuel consumption. Asked o More… |
Falling energy prices signal slowing growthA sharp fall in energy prices around the world signals worse to come for the slowing global economy as China's decade-long boom peters out, in addition to Europe's long struggle with recession, say analysts. The price of o More… |
Energy helps keep euro zone inflation at 3pcEnergy prices helped keep euro zone annual inflation at 3 per cent in November, data showed on Thursday, but prices for other goods were unchanged on the month, suggesting the European Central Bank could cut interest rates again. Consumer More… |
Rising energy prices ‘setback for growth’The outlook for global growth is deteriorating, partly as a consequence of rising food and energy prices, and risk appetite has suffered as a consequence, said an expert. Carnage in currency and bond markets spilled over to equities and co More… |
Oil will slip in H2 on debt fears says pollBrent oil prices will soften in the second half of this year to around $110 a barrel on worries that government debt problems and sluggish growth will cap demand, which is already dented by high energy prices, a Reuters poll showed. The ma More… |
Egypt ups energy prices for low-use industriesEgypt has raised energy prices for non energy-intensive industries as part of its plan to gradually eliminate subsidies to all industries, a statement by the trade ministry said. Non-energy intensive industries, which account for 97 per ce More… |