Oil prices rise on Tuesday
Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Tuesday as uncertainty over a potential US-Iran nuclear deal outweighed the…
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Egypt’s non oil private sector contracts in June – PMI
Egypt's non-oil private sector contracted at its fastest pace since January 2023 in June, with the S&P Global…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector contracts in May – PMI
ypt’s non-oil private sector remained in contraction in May, with the S&P Global Egypt PMI rising to 47.1 from…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector contracts in Feb – PMI
Egypt's non-oil private sector contracted in February 2026 as business activity and demand eased for the first time…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector activity rises for 3rd month in Jan, demand eases –…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector saw output rise for the third consecutive month in January 2026, extending the…
Egypt non-oil sector expands at 5-year high
Egypt’s non-oil private sector recorded its strongest expansion in five years in November 2025, driven by rising…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector index hits 48.8 in September – PMI
Egypt’s non-oil private sector continued to contract in September, with the S&P Global Egypt Purchasing…
UK service sector sees strongest growth in 16 months
The UK service sector recorded a solid upturn in August, with the S&P Global UK Services PMI Business Activity…
H. Kong business activity improves for 1st time in 7m — PMI
Hong Kong’s private sector returned to growth in August, with the headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Hong…
Russia’s services sector stabilises in August, PMI shows
Activity in Russia’s services sector stabilised in August after two months of decline, with firms increasing hiring…
India’s services growth hits 15-year high in August
India’s services sector grew at its fastest pace in over 15 years in August 2025, with the HSBC India Services PMI…
Eurozone private sector activity hits one-year high in August – PMI
Eurozone private sector activity expanded at its fastest pace in a year in August, though overall growth remained…
Eurozone services sector under pressure, exports fall
Eurozone services activity grew only marginally in August as demand stalled and overseas orders fell sharply, the…
S. Arabia’s non-oil private sector growth remains robust in August – PMI
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector saw another solid improvement in August, with the Riyad Bank Purchasing…
France’s private sector stabilises, outlook remains gloomy – PMI
France’s private sector showed signs of stabilisation in August after months of contraction, with business activity…
S&P Global: Eurozone business activity hits 15-m high in August
Eurozone business activity grew at the fastest pace in 15 months in August, supported by a rebound in new orders,…
India’s business activity hits 14-m high in June — PMI
India's private sector experienced strong growth in June 2025, with business activity increasing at the fastest…
China’s services sector expands in May ’25
China’s services sector continued its recovery in May 2025, with the Index of Services Production rising 6.2 per…
S&P Global: Australia services PMI slows in May ’25
The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Australia Services PMI Business Activity Index remained above the 50.0…
French services contract for 9th month in May ’25
France’s service sector contracted for the ninth consecutive month in May, though at the slowest pace so far this…
Germany’s service sector contracts sharply in May ’25
Germany’s service sector contracted for the second consecutive month in May, shrinking at the fastest pace in two…
Eurozone growth slows in May ’25, services contract
The eurozone economy grew for a fifth straight month in May, but the pace of expansion slowed, as services activity…
H. Kong private sector contracts at slower pace in May ’25 – PMI
The downturn in Hong Kong’s private sector softened in May, with the seasonally adjusted S&P Global Hong Kong…
S. Africa’s private sector expands for 1st time since Nov. ’24
South Africa’s private sector returned to growth in May, with the S&P Global PMI rising to 50.8 from 50.0 in…
Japan’s services sector growth slows in May ’25 – PMI
Japan’s services sector eased in May, with the headline au Jibun Bank Japan Services Business Activity Index…
India’s services sector maintains strong growth in May ’25 – PMI
India’s services sector continued to expand in May, with the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business…
S&P Global: UAE non-oil business growth slows in May ’25
The UAE’s non-oil private sector saw a slowdown in growth during May, with the S&P Global Purchasing Managers’…
S. Arabia’s non-oil private sector growth remains strong in March ’25
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector posted its strongest quarter of job creation since 2012, according to Riyad…
Eurozone business activity expands modestly in March ’25
The eurozone's private sector continued its modest recovery in March, with the HCOB Eurozone Composite PMI Output…
Sterling falls on Thursday, weakest since Jan. ’25
The pound sterling slid to 83.85 pence per euro on Thursday, its weakest level since January, as the euro…
Sterling rises as markets await UK economic data
The pound sterling edged up 0.2 per cent to $1.261 on Thursday as traders awaited UK consumer spending and business…
German exports flat in January ’25
Germany's export growth remained stagnant in January, with the HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI Export Conditions…
S. Arabia’s non-oil PMI hits decade-high in Jan
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector saw its strongest expansion in over a decade in January, as the Riyad Bank…
S. Africa’s manufacturing contracts again in Dec ’24
South Africa's seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 46.2 points in December 2024, a…
Kenyan private sector growth slows in Dec ’24 – PMI
Kenya’s private sector ended 2024 with marginal growth, as the Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)…
S&P Global: Singapore’s private sector growth slows in Dec ’24
Singapore's private sector saw a slowdown in growth at the end of 2024, according to the latest S&P Global…
S&P Global: UAE’s non-oil sector maintains solid growth in Nov
The UAE's non-oil private sector saw steady growth in November as strong demand and competitive pricing boosted new…
S&P Global: Russian business activity hits 11-m high in Nov. ’24
Russian service sector business activity grew at its fastest pace since January, with the S&P Global Russia…
S&P Global: Qatar’s non-energy sector grows in Nov. ’24
Qatar's non-energy private sector showed robust growth in November, with the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)…
S&P Global: Kuwait’s non-oil sector grows in Nov. ’24
Kuwait's non-oil private sector saw a significant acceleration in growth in November, with the S&P Global…