Global slowdown could clip Saudi growth hopes

Abu Dhabi (Reuters) Saudi Arabia’s economy is expected to pick up in 2019, but a global economic slowdown and its potential impact on the global oil market could impact growth, the Kingdom’s central bank said. Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 2.2 per cent in 2018, driven by the oil sector, compared to a decline of […]

US wants to wall off trade, but digital world bridles at barriers

Washington: President Donald Trump has finally succeeded in building his wall: not the one he keeps demanding on the southwestern border, but a far more complex barrier meant to block China’s national telecommunications champion, Huawei, from operating in the United States and starve it of US technology as it builds networks around the globe. After […]

du launches 5G service in UAE, giving away free phones to select customers

Dubai: UAE telecom services provider du has announced it is giving away free phones to some customers as it brings in the much-anticipated 5G to UAE devices. The company turned on the 5G connectivity, which promises to offer much faster internet connections, on Saturday and can now be accessed through the Axon Pro10 handset. Du rolled […]