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Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lunch in Hong Kong, or start your day in London or Johannesburg. (Source: Bloomberg)
The bosses of two of Britain’s largest housebuilders, Barratt Redrow Plc and Vistry Group Plc, announced their retirements as the businesses emerge from the deepest slowdown since the global financial crisis.
South Korean defense contractors are looking at more deals and investments in the Philippines to support the Southeast Asian nation’s military modernization amid longstanding geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea.
The rout in Indian equities following the outbreak of war in the Middle East is the latest hurdle facing Indian companies looking to go public, raising the prospect of a prolonged slowdown in issuance after two record-breaking years.
European natural gas extended its biggest rally in four years as the conflict widens in the Middle East, overshadowing a US plan to protect crucial tanker shipping in the area.
Switzerland had only a minimum of inflation in February for a third month, highlighting the challenge for the central bank as it tries to avoid reintroducing negative interest rates.
The Reserve Bank of India has carved out more flexibility to defend the rupee, as rising geopolitical tensions and a spike in energy prices pushed the currency to a record low on Wednesday.
Indonesia’s foreign minister said talks on President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative have been put on hold as diplomatic attention shifts to the escalating Middle East conflict involving Iran, Israel and the US.
The war in Iran has swiftly turned emerging markets into one of the worst places to be for global investors.
Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture. (Source: Bloomberg)
Several Chinese financial firms are scaling back exposure to Middle Eastern debt, while regulators are stepping up oversight as the conflict raises concerns over the nation’s extensive lending in the region.
Saudi Arabia’s biggest chemical producer Sabic named Faisal Mohammed Al-Faqeer as chief executive officer after Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh announced his resignation, according to a company statement.
Gulf states are being pulled deeper into the war with Iran as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE suffer attacks on non-military targets. Tehran has struck US embassies in both Riyadh and Dubai, while airports have also been damaged. Dalia Fahmy, Director of International Relations & Diplomacy; and Associate Professor of Political Science at Long Island University spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East & Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the GCC’s response to the Iran strikes. (Source: Bloomber
Bayer AG forecast profits and sales to be little changed in 2026 as the German agriculture and health company grapples with generic competition for its blockbuster blood thinner and continued uncertainty over its efforts to contain a pesticide litigation in the US.
Thailand’s stock gauge extended declines as trading resumed, with escalating tensions in the Middle East continuing to weigh on sentiment.
Panic swept through South Korea’s trading floors on Wednesday as concerns over the Middle East war sent the world’s hottest stock market to its biggest-ever selloff.
Oil extended gains as fresh attacks flared in the Middle East and traders weighed a US plan to insure and escort tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with traffic in the vital waterway all but halted.
Asian stocks plunged the most in nearly a year, led by the biggest South Korean crash ever, as mounting concerns over the Iran war triggered an exodus from some of the world’s best-performing markets.