Qatar raised $3 billion from its first public international bond of the year, as the Gulf state contends with the economic fallout from the US-Iran war.

Roche Holding’s results showed a slower-than-expected recovery for eye blockbuster Vabysmo as investors look to a key new drug to power growth ahead.

Bahrain issued $1 billion of dollar bonds Wednesday just hours after the country intercepted Iranian missiles, underscoring investor appetite for Middle East debt despite the war.

Saudi Arabia brought forward some planned spending on infrastructure and food imports to soften the impact of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that added to its budget deficit in the first quarter.

Saudi Arabia brought forward some planned spending on infrastructure and food imports to soften the impact of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that added to its budget deficit in the first quarter.

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is creating an economic split among oil exporters in the Persian Gulf, with Saudi Arabia and Oman set for a windfall and others including the United Arab Emirates seeing a drop in petrodollar income.

Bahrain was already having a tough time before the Iran war broke out.

Bahrain was already having a tough time before the Iran war broke out.

The United Arab Emirates said in-person classes at schools can restart on April 20, the latest step by authorities to bring life back to normal as a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran holds. Some students are also preparing to sit British A-level exams, which were not fully canceled in the country.

The war in Iran is spurring a fresh wave of enthusiasm over prospects for China’s currency to more effectively rival the US dollar.

Analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. estimate the United Arab Emirates’ central bank injected more than 30 billion dirhams ($8.2 billion) into the banking system to help protect against the impact of the Iran war.

Analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. estimate the United Arab Emirates’ central bank injected more than 30 billion dirhams ($8.2 billion) into the banking system to help protect against the impact of the Iran war.

The US and Israeli war against Iran could wipe out nearly $200 billion worth of economic growth across the Middle East, a new United Nations study found.

Qatar’s central bank is allowing lenders to offer borrowers payment deferrals, cutting reserve requirements and providing unlimited repo liquidity as Gulf policymakers race to respond to fallouts from the Iran war that’s now in its fifth week.

Iran’s drone and missile strikes targeting Gulf countries in response to US and Israel attacks are rebounding on its own economy.

Iran’s drone and missile strikes targeting Gulf countries in response to US and Israel attacks are rebounding on its own economy.

It was supposed to be a fancy corporate retreat, a reward for colleagues and their families to spend a few sun-kissed days in Dubai away from the bleak winter back home in Germany and Poland.

Saudi Arabia’s international reserves rose to the highest level since 2022 last month, boosted by increased oil revenues and elevated foreign-debt issuance.

Countries including the US, UK and China evacuated embassy staff in the Middle East and issued travel advisories amid concerns about a regional conflict, as President Donald Trump on Friday sounded downbeat about diplomatic talks meant to avert airstrikes on Iran.

Saudi Arabia’s international reserves rose to the highest level since 2022 last month, boosted by increased oil revenues and elevated foreign-debt issuance.