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Shipping containers are seen stacked at Beirut's port, during a countrywide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon, April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

U.N. Body Says Slowdown in Global Trade To Worsen in 2023

The ongoing slowdown in global trade is expected to worsen in 2023, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Tuesday. "While the outlook for global trade remains uncertain,…

13 December 2022

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Gulf Major Indexes Advance As Oil, Global Markets Recover

A tentative return of risk appetite to global stock markets and rebound in oil prices at the end of last week helped lift major Gulf equities, though they remained vulnerable to rate hikes and demand…

11 September 2022

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