The food security initiative had the backing of the G7 and will now be discussed with G20 nations, including China and India

Activity in Chinese manufacturing and services simultaneously contracted in March for the first time since the height of the country's Covid-19 outbreak in 2020

Move would mark the third time the US has tapped strategic reserves in six months, and would be the largest release in the near 50-year history of the reserve system

The actions include support to boost domestic production, alternative procurement and to help technological developments to reduce use of the materials

The ban on Russia-bound precious metal reflects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resolve to impose further sanctions against the country

Tata Consumer said the plantation business would be included in its beverage and foods unit known for the Tetley and Tata Tea brands

Egypt is reeling from a surge in bread and flour prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine closed off access to lower-priced Black Sea wheat

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to fly to India this week, sources said, amid talk that Moscow wants to boost trade and payment systems because of sanctions over Ukraine

Saudi and the UAE want the US to make policy concessions before they boost output to reduce global oil prices, analyst Greg Priddy says

Profits rose 5.0% from a year earlier, up from a 4.2% gain in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said

Kuwait signed a deal with Saudi Arabia to develop the Durra field, which is expected to produce 1 billion standard cubic feet per day of gas and 84,000 barrels per day of condensates

IFC is enhancing its trade facility to Bank Al Habib to enable it to support longer-term imports of capital goods including equipment, machinery and tools