The transport embargo on Qatar by its neighbors is causing headaches for Japanese companies operating in the region.
Economy

Qatar row with Gulf states hits Japan businesses

Blockade stirs fears of a materials shortage for 2020 World Cup venues

28 June 2017
A man walks on the corniche in Doha, Qatar, June 15.
Commodities

Qatar crisis: Oil supply vulnerability in time of plenty

Crude oil ignores latest Middle East conflict but can't shrug off the risk

21 June 2017
The Qatar crisis threatens Japan's energy supply but could also be an opportunity to gain more leverage in negotiating prices.
Economy

Qatar crisis presents both threat and opportunity for Japan

Escalation of terrorism row masks high-stakes proxy battle

19 June 2017
A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Boeing 737 lands at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
Opinion

Mongolia must open up to avoid aviation embarrassment

New showcase international airport will go to waste without competition

18 June 2017
Abu Dhabi Global Market (Photo courtesy of ADGM)
Economy

Abu Dhabi builds a 'fintech bridge' to Asia

Oil-rich emirate teams up with Singapore to diversify its economy

9 June 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at a special party congress in Ankara on May 21.
Economy

Turkey's sluggish economy tests a newly empowered Erdogan

Investors recoil from turmoil following last year's coup attempt

1 June 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at a special party congress in Ankara on May 21.
Economy

Turkey's sluggish economy tests a newly empowered Erdogan

Investors recoil from turmoil following last year's coup attempt

1 June 2017
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani secured a second term in Friday's election, running on a more open policy for the country, but his opponents remain strong.
Economy

Iranian president's reform agenda is no easy feat

Hard-liners threaten Rouhani's call for a more open economic and diplomatic policy

24 May 2017
From left, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, last August.
Economy

Jon B. Alterman and Jonathan Hillman: Iran aims to expand trade with a railway revolution

Tehran wants to lay new track, and China is eager to finance the ambition

18 May 2017
Omani Oil Minister Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhy, left, greets a representative of Kuwait Oil Co. at the OPEC 2nd Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting in Kuwait City on March 26.
Economy

OPEC leans toward extending output cuts another nine months

Soft prices have the cartel worried, but a bigger squeeze looks unlikely

18 May 2017
Men and women wait to disembark a navy which transports several immigrants in the port of Messina, on the island of Sicily, on April 17
Economy

Changing G-20's approach to African migration, development

Group needs to examine three areas relevant to EU

14 May 2017
Ras Laffan Industrial City north of Doha, Qatar
Economy

After 12-year hiatus, Qatar reboots huge LNG development

Rivals force the world's largest supplier to try and secure market share

13 May 2017
From left, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, last August.
Economy

Iran's railway revolution aims at expanded trade, investment

New links to Russia, India and Central Asia fuel visions of further progress

10 May 2017
The Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai
Economy

The long, frustrating quest for free trade in Asia

A defanged TPP and an undercooked RCEP make for a murky future

27 April 2017
A lone power shovel works at a road construction site in Yakawlang, Afghanistan.
Economy

Think the RCEP is about free trade? Think again

Beijing-led pact is aimed at saving China's own economy via the Belt and Road

27 April 2017
The Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai
Economy

The long and frustrating quest for free trade in Asia

A defanged TPP and an undercooked RCEP make for a murky future

27 April 2017
A lone power shovel works at a road construction site in Yakawlang, Afghanistan.
Economy

Think the RCEP is about free trade? Think again

Beijing-led pact is aimed at saving China's own economy via the Belt and Road

27 April 2017
Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman
Economy

If US won't lead on trade, China will: Ex-US trade rep

Michael Froman urges engagement in Asia-Pacific to counter Beijing's influence

27 April 2017
The Worldscale Index for the largest tankers rebounded due to strong demand for loadings in West African oil producing countries to Asia.
Economy

Surging West African oil exports push tanker rates higher

China, India oil demand remains high, but brokers forecast short-lived rate rebound

12 April 2017
ICD CEO Khaled Al Aboodi, left, Mizuho Bank Malaysia Deputy CEO Shinichi Nishiyama, right, sealed the $300 million Islamic financing deal on Monday.
Economy

Mizuho opens $300m Islamic credit facility to Jeddah group

Islamic Development Bank unit plans to fund projects in developing countries

10 April 2017
A security guard stands next to a glass case containing gold bars at Beijing's biggest gold store.
7 April 2017
Stream article image
Economy

After 31 years, Japan to resume loaning to Iraq

JBIC, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo to offer 53 billion yen for power project

30 March 2017