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Bahrain’s economy grows 3.5% in 2025 as non-oil sectors drive expansion  https://gulfecomonics.com/bahrains-economy-grows-35-in-2025-as-non-oil-sectors-drive-expansion https://gulfecomonics.com/bahrains-economy-grows-35-in-2025-as-non-oil-sectors-drive-expansion Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bahrain’s, economy, grows, 3.5, 2025, non-oil, sectors, drive, expansion  Middle East conflict could test sukuk legal contracts: S&P https://gulfecomonics.com/middle-east-conflict-could-test-sukuk-legal-contracts-sp https://gulfecomonics.com/middle-east-conflict-could-test-sukuk-legal-contracts-sp Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Middle, East, conflict, could, test, sukuk, legal, contracts:, S&ampP Middle East tensions drive Saudi domestic tourism to double-digit growth https://gulfecomonics.com/middle-east-tensions-drive-saudi-domestic-tourism-to-double-digit-growth https://gulfecomonics.com/middle-east-tensions-drive-saudi-domestic-tourism-to-double-digit-growth Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Middle, East, tensions, drive, Saudi, domestic, tourism, double-digit, growth PIF commits $550m to Lucid as Uber expands robotaxi partnership  https://gulfecomonics.com/pif-commits-550m-to-lucid-as-uber-expands-robotaxi-partnership https://gulfecomonics.com/pif-commits-550m-to-lucid-as-uber-expands-robotaxi-partnership Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator PIF, commits, 550m, Lucid, Uber, expands, robotaxi, partnership  Closing Bell: Saudi main index rises to close at 11,486 https://gulfecomonics.com/closing-bell-saudi-main-index-rises-to-close-at-11486 https://gulfecomonics.com/closing-bell-saudi-main-index-rises-to-close-at-11486 Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Closing, Bell:, Saudi, main, index, rises, close, 11, 486 IMF cuts MENA growth forecast to 1.1% on Iran war https://gulfecomonics.com/imf-cuts-mena-growth-forecast-to-11-on-iran-war https://gulfecomonics.com/imf-cuts-mena-growth-forecast-to-11-on-iran-war Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator IMF, cuts, MENA, growth, forecast, 1.1, Iran, war Oil prices fall as supply concerns ease on hopes for US-Iran talks https://gulfecomonics.com/oil-prices-fall-as-supply-concerns-ease-on-hopes-for-us-iran-talks https://gulfecomonics.com/oil-prices-fall-as-supply-concerns-ease-on-hopes-for-us-iran-talks Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Oil, prices, fall, supply, concerns, ease, hopes, for, US-Iran, talks Gulf economies’ strength supported regional stability during the war: IMF’s managing director https://gulfecomonics.com/gulf-economies-strength-supported-regional-stability-during-the-war-imfs-managing-director https://gulfecomonics.com/gulf-economies-strength-supported-regional-stability-during-the-war-imfs-managing-director Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Gulf, economies’, strength, supported, regional, stability, during, the, war:, IMF’s, managing, director Iran war upends IEA’s global oil market outlook https://gulfecomonics.com/iran-war-upends-ieas-global-oil-market-outlook https://gulfecomonics.com/iran-war-upends-ieas-global-oil-market-outlook Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, war, upends, IEA’s, global, oil, market, outlook Saudi hospitality prices decline by up to 12% amid increased supply https://gulfecomonics.com/saudi-hospitality-prices-decline-by-up-to-12-amid-increased-supply https://gulfecomonics.com/saudi-hospitality-prices-decline-by-up-to-12-amid-increased-supply Mon, 04 May 2026 21:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Saudi, hospitality, prices, decline, 12, amid, increased, supply Bahrain’s aluminum producer Alba shuts down 3 smelting lines, cutting 19% of capacity https://gulfecomonics.com/bahrains-aluminum-producer-alba-shuts-down-3-smelting-lines-cutting-19-of-capacity https://gulfecomonics.com/bahrains-aluminum-producer-alba-shuts-down-3-smelting-lines-cutting-19-of-capacity Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bahrain’s, aluminum, producer, Alba, shuts, down, smelting, lines, cutting, 19, capacity Saudi Arabia’s producer prices edge up 0.4%: GASTAT  https://gulfecomonics.com/saudi-arabias-producer-prices-edge-up-04-gastat https://gulfecomonics.com/saudi-arabias-producer-prices-edge-up-04-gastat Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Saudi, Arabia’s, producer, prices, edge, 0.4:, GASTAT  Jordan’s free trade agreements drive 73% of exports https://gulfecomonics.com/jordans-free-trade-agreements-drive-73-of-exports https://gulfecomonics.com/jordans-free-trade-agreements-drive-73-of-exports Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Jordan’s, free, trade, agreements, drive, 73, exports Egyptian banks seen resilient to Iran conflict shocks, Fitch says https://gulfecomonics.com/egyptian-banks-seen-resilient-to-iran-conflict-shocks-fitch-says https://gulfecomonics.com/egyptian-banks-seen-resilient-to-iran-conflict-shocks-fitch-says Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Egyptian, banks, seen, resilient, Iran, conflict, shocks, Fitch, says Oman import prices jump 14.8% on machinery costs  https://gulfecomonics.com/oman-import-prices-jump-148-on-machinery-costs https://gulfecomonics.com/oman-import-prices-jump-148-on-machinery-costs Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Oman, import, prices, jump, 14.8, machinery, costs  Australia-Saudi Business Chamber forms emergency committee to safeguard trade flows https://gulfecomonics.com/australia-saudi-business-chamber-forms-emergency-committee-to-safeguard-trade-flows https://gulfecomonics.com/australia-saudi-business-chamber-forms-emergency-committee-to-safeguard-trade-flows Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia-Saudi, Business, Chamber, forms, emergency, committee, safeguard, trade, flows Gulf banks resilient for now, but prolonged conflict raises risks: S&P Global https://gulfecomonics.com/gulf-banks-resilient-for-now-but-prolonged-conflict-raises-risks-sp-global https://gulfecomonics.com/gulf-banks-resilient-for-now-but-prolonged-conflict-raises-risks-sp-global Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Gulf, banks, resilient, for, now, but, prolonged, conflict, raises, risks:, S&ampP, Global Saudi Arabia reinforces global mining leadership at PDAC 2026 in Canada https://gulfecomonics.com/saudi-arabia-reinforces-global-mining-leadership-at-pdac-2026-in-canada https://gulfecomonics.com/saudi-arabia-reinforces-global-mining-leadership-at-pdac-2026-in-canada Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Saudi, Arabia, reinforces, global, mining, leadership, PDAC, 2026, Canada Iran conflict will give jet fuel a harder price shock than crude: Goldman Sachs  https://gulfecomonics.com/iran-conflict-will-give-jet-fuel-a-harder-price-shock-than-crude-goldman-sachs https://gulfecomonics.com/iran-conflict-will-give-jet-fuel-a-harder-price-shock-than-crude-goldman-sachs Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, conflict, will, give, jet, fuel, harder, price, shock, than, crude:, Goldman, Sachs  Oil climbs over 2% as Iran war halts supply https://gulfecomonics.com/oil-climbs-over-2-as-iran-war-halts-supply https://gulfecomonics.com/oil-climbs-over-2-as-iran-war-halts-supply Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Oil, climbs, over, Iran, war, halts, supply