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Saudi crackdown widens as more bank accounts said frozen

Saudi Arabia’s surprise crackdown, which led to the arrests of princes, billionaires, and officials over the weekend, is expanding beyond…

Saudis Arabia in close talk with world biggest tech companies about $500bn new city

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia is in talks with some of the world’s biggest companies to develop…

Billionaires’ march continues as Asian surge drives 17% increase in wealth

Billionaires across the world piled on more riches with the ultra-wealthy in Asia now outnumbering the traditional leaders, the US,…

Saudi Arabia to launch $500bn industrial project in a drive to diversify from oil

Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, announced plans Tuesday to build an entirely new industrial and business region…

Indian economy seen fastest growth in 3 years, effect of structural reforms, says finance minister

Arun Jaitley, India's finance minister Tuesday said the country's economy has seen fastest growth for over past three years. This…

Singapore to stop adding cars to city from February 2018

Singapore, among the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, will stop increasing the total number of cars on…