Finance
2018, December, 24, 11:20:00
U.S. GDP UP 3.4%
U.S. BEA - Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2018, according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 4.2 percent.
2018, December, 21, 14:35:00
SAUDIS NEED $84
PLATTS - Saudi Arabia will require oil prices higher than $84/b to avoid running another deficit, analysts warned after the kingdom announced on Tuesday record government spending in its state budget for 2019.
2018, December, 21, 14:30:00
INVESTMENT FOR SAUDIS: DOUBLED
REUTERS - Foreign investment in Saudi Arabia more than doubled in 2018 to 13 billion riyals ($3.5 billion), its economy and planning minister said on Wednesday, despite a global furor following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October.
2018, December, 21, 14:15:00
U.S. DEFICIT UP TO $124.8 BLN
U.S. BEA - The U.S. current-account deficit increased to $124.8 billion (preliminary) in the third quarter of 2018 from $101.2 billion (revised) in the second quarter of 2018, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The deficit was 2.4 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter, up from 2.0 percent in the second quarter.
2018, December, 21, 14:00:00
NOVATEK, SACE STRATEGIC COOPERATION
NOVATEK - PAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK" and/or the "Company") and SACE (CDP Group) signed a Memorandum on Strategic Cooperation (“Memorandum”) in relation to the Company's current and future LNG projects. The parties agreed to develop long-term cooperation on the Arctic LNG 2 project and potential new LNG projects involving Italian suppliers and engineering companies.
2018, December, 21, 13:55:00
SAIPEM, RENAISSANCE IN RUSSIAN LNG
SAIPEM - Saipem, in Joint Venture with Renaissance, a Turkish oil&gas services company, has been awarded a new Onshore E&C project in the Russian Federation worth 2.2 billion Euro overall. As leader of the JV, with a shareholding of 50%, Saipem’s portion of the total amount is therefore approximately 1.1 billion Euro.
2018, December, 21, 13:45:00
U.S. THERMONUCLEAR PARTICIPATION
WNN - The USA should continue its participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project and develop a national research programme towards building a compact pilot plant, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).
2018, December, 17, 10:45:00
БАНК РОССИИ: КЛЮЧЕВАЯ СТАВКА 7.75%
БАНК РОССИИ: Совет директоров Банка России принял решение повысить ключевую ставку на 0,25 процентного пункта, до 7,75% годовых. Данный шаг направлен на то, чтобы ограничить масштаб инфляционных рисков в наступающем году.
2018, December, 17, 10:10:00
QATAR'S INVESTMENT FOR U.S.: $20 BLN
REUTERS - Qatar Petroleum (QP) is looking to invest at least $20 billion in the United States over the coming few years, its chief executive told Reuters, after the Gulf Arab state unexpectedly quit OPEC this month.
2018, December, 17, 10:05:00
U.S. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION UP 0.6%
U.S. FRB - U.S. industrial production rose 0.6 percent in November after moving down 0.2 percent in October; the index for October was previously reported to have edged up 0.1 percent. In November, manufacturing production was unchanged, the output of mining increased 1.7 percent, and the index for utilities gained 3.3 percent.
2018, December, 14, 09:15:00
РУССКИЕ ИНВЕСТИЦИИ ДЛЯ ЕВРОПЫ
МИНЭКОНОМРАЗВИТИЯ РОССИИ - Максим Орешкин подчеркнул, что рост торговли между РФ и ЕС в последние два года и инвестиционного сотрудничества указывает на ренессанс отношений, несмотря на санкционную тематику. "Если мы посмотрим на инвестиционную динамику, то увидим, что сейчас, например, российскими компаниями на территории Европы реализуется целая подборка крупнейших инвестиционных проектов. Это и Северный поток-2, и строительство атомных электростанций в Венгрии, в Финляндии", - сообщил он.
2018, December, 14, 09:05:00
UAE OIL INVESTMENT
PLATTS - "The UAE is investing because we feel there is a requirement for this production, but we are not going to put that production into the market unless we feel there is a need for it," Mazrouei said after last week's OPEC meeting in Vienna.
2018, December, 14, 08:50:00
EBRD DECARBONISATION STRATEGY
EBRD - the Bank will no longer finance thermal coal mining or coal-fired electricity generation. The Bank will also stop funding any upstream oil exploration, and will not finance upstream oil development projects except in rare and exceptional circumstances, where such investments reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2018, December, 14, 08:45:00
MALAYSIA'S GDP UP BY 4.7%
IMF - The Malaysian economy has shown resilience. Real GDP growth is projected at 4.7 percent for 2018, underpinned by domestic demand.
2018, December, 14, 08:40:00
BOLIVIA'S GDP UP BY 4.5%
IMF - Bolivia's real GDP growth is projected at 4.5 percent in 2018, one of the highest rates in the region. Growth is supported by continued accommodative policies, a second economy-wide wage bonus, and strong agriculture output.