Oil
Oil prices rise as Houthis launch another wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia
CEII brief
The National (UAE) reported on 23 Oct 2026: Oil prices rise as Houthis launch another wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia.
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Crude benchmarks move budgets, currencies and inflation in producer and importer countries alike. For economies such as Nigeria, where fuels dominate exports, production and refining decisions move the whole economy.
78.7% of Saudi Arabia’s merchandise exports were fuels in 2025Countries in this story
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