Dubai has risen the ranks of the Global Financial Centres Index, GFCI, to the eighth position, representing its highest ever-ranking. The city is the only financial centre within the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, MEASA, to appear within the top 10 rankings, placing it alongside other pivotal financial hubs such as London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Real economic growth in the UAE, as estimated by Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, exhibited Y-o-Y growth of 2.2 percent in Q2 -2019, lower than in the previous quarter. The bank expects national economy to grow 2.4 pc in 2019, driven by faster growth in the non-oil sector.

Минприроды России произвело оценку запасов полезных ископаемых в натуральном и стоимостном измерениях по итогам 2018 года и их изменений относительно результатов оценки по итогам 2017 года.

U.S. Rig Count is down 18 rigs from last week to 868, with oil rigs down 14 to 719, gas rigs down 5 to 148, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 1. Canada Rig Count is down 15 rigs from last week to 119, with oil rigs down 11 to 82 and gas rigs down 4 to 37.

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 7.7% since last Friday’s close, the biggest weekly rise since January. The front-month November contract was at $64.88 a barrel, up 48 cents, by 1113 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 rose 59 cents to $58.72 a barrel, set to post a gain of over 7% for the week.

Министр энергетики Российской Федерации Александр Новак, заместитель председателя Европейской комиссии Марош Шефчович и Министр энергетики и экологии Украины Алексей Оржель провели трехсторонние консультации в формате Российская Федерация – Европейский Союз – Украина по вопросу транзита российского газа через территорию Украины европейским потребителям после 2019 года.

Brent crude oil daily average prices were 9% lower in second-quarter 2019 than in second-quarter 2018 and averaged $68 per barrel

China needs to foster new drivers of growth to address productivity challenges, intensify reforms and promote greater innovation in the economy, according to a new report jointly released by China’s Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), China’s Ministry of Finance and the World Bank Group (WBG).

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that U.S. wind capacity additions in both 2019 and in 2020 will be near the annual record level of additions set in 2012.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the world’s largest single-site project to generate renewable energy. It will have a capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030 with investments of AED 50 billion. It is based on the independent power producer (IPP) model. This model contributed to world record prices for solar energy projects. According to a study published by Japan's Nikkei Asian Review, the UAE's interest in renewable energy production has contributed to its global cost reduction. Through its projects, the solar park will accelerate the shift towards adopting and using solar energy.