1. Taiwan Crude Imports Edge Back Towards Normal; Mideast Share Still Depressed

    ...er 71% for both Q1 and Q2 compares to an average of 78% for 2017-19. Add in the record low figure of 69.2% for Q4 last year and the last three quarterly figures are the lowest since 2010.   *Saudi Arabia remains number one supplier but saw volumes fall 5% year-on-year and 11% quarter-on-qu...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 27
    Published at Fri, 09 Jul 2021
  2. Egypt Foreign Reserves Slump $5bn In 2020 Despite 2h Rebound

    ...*Egypt’s foreign reserves ended 2020 at $40.1bn, the lowest end-year figure since 2017 and down $5.4bn (12%) year-on-year. But it could have been much worse.   *As of end May, reserves had collapsed to just $36bn as Covid-19 saw the Arab world’s most populous economy grind to a near ha...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 08 Jan 2021