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      Shweta Jain

      Shweta Jain

      Assistant Business Editor
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      Shweta has over 25 years of experience working across print and digital platforms in the UAE and India, covering regional and global business, finance and economic policy. Previously the deputy business editor at Gulf News, she has interviewed business leaders across multiple sectors, including Donald Trump Junior, Virgin Airlines’ founder Sir Richard Branson and Emirates Airlines’ chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, among others. At The National, she helps lead the newsroom’s business coverage, with a focus on engaging reporting and insightful analysis for readers across the Middle East and beyond.
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      Articles

      Most markets in the Middle East were down at close on Monday.
      Middle East markets tumble after sharp fall in Asia

      Gulf markets close down after clawing back some losses

      MarketsApril 07, 2025
      Oil tanker trucks outside an oil refinery in Mumbai. Indian refiners have rushed back to the market to seek crude supply. Bloomberg
      Oil prices fall to lowest level since 2021

      Oil posts biggest weekly decline since 2023 as China announces retaliatory tariffs on US

      EnergyApril 04, 2025
      About half of all cars sold in America last year were imported. Reuters
      Trump’s tariffs to raise car prices and disrupt industry supply chains

      Move aimed at 'turbocharging domestic car manufacturing' is almost certain to backfire, expert warns

      EconomyMarch 27, 2025
      Visitors outside the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Moody's says geopolitical risks are partly mitigated by Abu Dhabi's very large government financial assets that support the government's capacity to absorb shocks. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
      Moody’s affirms UAE’s rating as diversification efforts strengthen

      Emirates is moving economy away from oil by developing sectors such as technology, manufacturing, tourism and trade

      EconomyMarch 21, 2025
      The UAE Central Bank expects the pace of economic expansion in the country to accelerate to 4.5 per cent this year. Wam
      UAE Central Bank follows Fed move to keep interest rates unchanged

      The base rate for the overnight deposit facility was maintained at 4.40 per cent

      BankingMarch 19, 2025
      DP World has completed a $400m expansion at the Port of Callao in Peru. Photo: DP World
      DP World reaps record $20 billion in revenue for 2024

      Profit for the year decreased by 2 per cent to $1.5 billion due to higher finance costs

      BusinessMarch 13, 2025
      Etihad Airways' check-in counters at Abu Dhabi's Zayed International Airport. The airline launched more than 20 new destinations last year. Photo: Etihad Airways
      Etihad Airways posts record 2024 profit on strong travel demand

      Abu Dhabi airline’s full-year profit reached $467 million while total revenue grew by 25 per cent annually

      AviationFebruary 19, 2025
      Cosco and China Shipping containers at the Port of Miami. Concerns about US President Donald Trump’s trade policies and proposed tariffs on China are weighing on oil prices. Reuters
      Oil prices record weekly drop as Donald Trump asks Opec to lower costs

      US President told World Economic Forum if prices fell, Russia-Ukraine war would ‘end immediately’

      EnergyJanuary 24, 2025
      Riyadh Air will get its first wide-body jet in the third quarter of this year, with the first flight to launch shortly afterwards. Bloomberg
      Riyadh Air launch pushed to Q3 after first Boeing 787 jet delivery delayed

      Saudi carrier had originally planned to start operations in the middle of the year

      AviationJanuary 16, 2025
      Aldar-Expo City joint venture in Dubai. The Abu Dhabi developer aims to achieve net zero by 2050. Photo: Aldar
      Aldar raises $2.45bn in syndicated revolving credit facility

      The financing came from a syndicate of 15 UAE-based and international lenders

      PropertyJanuary 13, 2025
      People wait to receive their relatives at the arrival terminal, after a first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed at Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo / Omar Sanadiki)
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      International flights resume from Syria's Damascus airport

      Syrian Air flights from the UAE fully booked until next week but many Middle East airlines hold off servicing the route for security reasons

      UAEJanuary 06, 2025
      Minerals Development Oman announced the export of the first shipment of copper concentrates from the Lasail Mine in the Wilayat of Sohar. Photo: Minerals Development Oman
      Oman resumes copper exports after 30 years

      Minerals Development Oman's export of copper concentrates from the Lasail Mine is encouraging, says analyst

      MarketsJanuary 04, 2025
      The Syrian pound is likely to face volatility in the short term, say analysts. AP
      Syrian currency devaluation: What comes next?

      Syrian pound has plummeted in value since fall of the Assad regime

      MarketsDecember 09, 2024
      The Digital City development in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has announced a host of ambitious new projects as part of the overarching economic agenda. Bloomberg
      Saudi Arabia forecasts budget deficit of $27bn in 2025

      Revenue expected to be $314bn, while expenditure is projected at $344bn

      EconomyNovember 26, 2024
      The beachfront in Ras Al Khaimah. The emirate's tourism sector has grown strongly in the past few years. Bloomberg
      Booming RAK aims to attract more residents and workers

      The $3.9 billion Wynn Resorts Al Marjan is expected to spur growth in the emirate

      EconomyOctober 19, 2024
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