Saudi Arabia - joining the dots

A series of blog entries exploring Saudi Arabia's role in the oil markets with a brief look at the history of the royal family and politics that dictate and influence the Kingdom's oil policy

Showing posts with label Petro-Yuan. Show all posts
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Thursday, 17 May 2018

Iranian sanctions supports Chinese cause for the Petro-Yuan

Iran is not short of heavyweight supporters following the decision to re-impose strong sanctions on the country by the US. Although Europe works to salvage what it can of the JCPOA, most likely going down the ex-US route, President Trump’s decision on 12 May will still likely cause a retrenchment of European investment into Iran given the far reaching implications for any company (US or not) with a connection to the country. The Chinese and Indians...