Analysis

SABIC

Report: Saudi Aramco Mulls Stake in SABIC

• SUSTG Team
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• 7. 18. 2018

Saudi Aramco has invited banks to pitch for an advisory role on the potential acquisition of a strategic stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

• ACWA Power

  

  ACWA Power to Build 100MW Solar Project in South Africa Following Major Investment Announcements from Saudi, UAE

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 16. 2018

  ACWA Power says it will begin construction this year on a 100MW solar energy plant in South Africa as Saudi Arabia and the UAE announced that the two countries will invest a combined $20 billion into the country, according to reports.

• Women

  

  Exclusive: Engineering Giant Bechtel Launches New Women’s Empowerment Program in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 3. 2018

  The program supports the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 goal to increase women’s participation in the workforce, and is done in cooperation with Al Khaleej Training and Education.

• MSCI

  

  Saudi Arabia Selected for MSCI Inclusion; Analysts Expect Significant Capital Inflows

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 21. 2018

  Following years of effort by Saudi officials to increase transparency in its stock market, the Kingdom won inclusion into MSCI, Inc.'s highly sought-after emerging market index, expanding the asset class by as much as $600 billion for the Kingdom.

• Yemen Civil War

  

  Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Khaled bin Salman Issues Statement on Hodaidah

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 13. 2018

  Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States HRH Prince Khaled bin Salman has issued a statement on Twitter concerning the recent moves by the Kingdom and its Arab allies on the port city of Hodaidah in Yemen, blasting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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  Nasdaq Dubai to Launch Futures Trading in Saudi Quoted Companies before End of Year

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 21. 2018

• Government Expenditures

  

  New Tax Gains Redistributed to Support Saudi Safety Net but Takes Toll on Balance Sheet, Report Says

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 10. 2018

  New tax earnings for Saudi Arabia's government were offset by expenditures toward programs comprising the Kingdom's safety net for lower income citizens, according to a Bloomberg report which cited Ministry of Finance figures.

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  Oxford Business Group Survey of CEOs finds Confidence high in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 3. 2018

• SAGIA

  

  In Interview, Governor of SAGIA Ibrahim Al-Omar Says New Licenses for Investment and Business Soaring

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 2. 2018

  The head of Saudi Arabia's top licensing and investment body says that the Kingdom is increasing its new licenses to investors and businessmen seeking to do business in the Kingdom, according to an interview in TheBanker.com.

• Vision 2030

  

  Milestone Achieved in Launch of Saudi Arabia’s National Privatization Program and Center

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 27. 2018

  Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of "Delivery Plan 2020," a privatization program headed by a newly created office, Saudi Arabia’s National Centre for Privatization (NCP), in a major milestone for the Kingdom as it looks to advance its Vision 2030 economic and social reform goals.