How Interest Rates Affect Businesses, Consumers, and Financial Markets 
Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 1.25%, Highest in 31 Years 
Bank of Baroda Kenya Denies Reports of Planned Shutdown 
Monsha’at signs SAR 5 billion financing deal with STC Bank 
UAE Central Bank Raises Base Rate to 3.9% After Fed Rate Hike 
How Interest Rates Affect Businesses, Consumers, and Financial Markets
Interest rates influence some of the most important financial decisions made by businesses, households, and investors. They affect the cost...
Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 1.25%, Highest in 31 Years
The Bank of Japan has raised its policy interest rate to 1.25% from 1%, taking borrowing costs in Japan to...
Bank of Baroda Kenya Denies Reports of Planned Shutdown
Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Limited has rejected reports that it is closing its operations in Kenya, saying the information circulating...
Monsha’at signs SAR 5 billion financing deal with STC Bank
Riyadh: 17 September, The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) has signed a cooperation agreement with STC Bank that...
UAE Central Bank Raises Base Rate to 3.9% After Fed Rate Hike
The Central Bank of the UAE has raised its base rate by 25 basis points to 3.90%, following the latest...
Gulf Markets Diverge as Qatar Falls 1.4% While Dubai Gains 0.7%
Gulf Markets Diverge as Qatar Falls 1.4% While Dubai Gains 0.7% Gulf stock markets moved in different directions on Wednesday...
Saudi Fintech Tabby Raises $233 Million at $6.5 Billion Valuation
Saudi Fintech Tabby Raises $233 Million at $6.5 Billion Valuation to Accelerate Regional Financial Services Expansion Saudi Arabian fintech company...
Nigeria Set for Fresh Inflows as JPMorgan Adds Nigerian Bonds to New Index
Nigeria could attract fresh foreign investment into its domestic bond market after JPMorgan included selected Nigerian government securities in a...
Saudi Arabia Discovers 110 Million Tonnes of Uranium-Bearing Ore in Madinah
Saudi Arabia has identified an estimated 110 million tonnes of ore containing promising concentrations of uranium and high concentrations of...
Oil Price Rises Above $107 Amid Middle East Tension
Oil Price Rises Above $107 Amid Mideast Tension Oil prices climbed above $107 a barrel on Monday as renewed tensions...
Nigeria’s Bank Branch Network Shrinks by 476 Locations in Three Years – CBN
Nigeria’s banking network fell by 476 branches and cash centers between 2022 and 2025, according to figures attributed to the...
Could AI Kill Us All? The Risks Experts Are Warning About
Could AI Kill Us All? The Risks Experts Are Warning About : What You Need To Know The debate over...
Top AI Leaders Urge a Slowdown in AI Development
Top AI Leaders Urge a Slowdown in AI Development Some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence are calling for...
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Pipeline Shutdown Changes the Risk Equation for Global Oil Markets
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Pipeline Shutdown Changes the Risk Equation for Global Oil Markets Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil...
Dangote Refinery Shares: Who Can Buy, How to Buy and Where to Buy
Dangote Refinery Shares: Who Can Buy, How to Buy and Where to Buy Dangote Refinery is preparing to open its...
Dangote Refinery’s $1.6 billion IPO Could Reshape Nigeria’s Capital Market
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is about to put one of Africa’s largest industrial assets directly in front of public investors. The...
African Currency Rates Today, September 12, 2026: Naira, Rand, Cedi and More Against the Dollar
African Currency Rates Today, September 12, 2026: Naira, Rand, Cedi and More Against the Dollar African currencies were quoted at...
Why Mubadala is Placing Its Trust in Luckin Coffee, Despite Its Past Accounting Scandal
Mubadala Is Betting on China’s Coffee Market After Luckin’s Accounting Scandal Mubadala Investment is making a significant minority investment in...
Gulf Currency Rates Today, September 12, 2026: Dirham, Riyal, Dinar and More Against the Dollar
Gulf Currency Rates Today, September 12, 2026 Gulf currencies remained closely linked to the US dollar. On September 12, the...
WTI Breaks $100 as Middle East Supply Crisis Deepens
West Texas Intermediate crude climbed above $100 a barrel as worsening attacks around key Middle East shipping routes increased fears...