Analysis

LEAP Conference Concludes in Riyadh with Major Deals, Focus on Tech

• SUSTG Team
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• 2. 9. 2023

The 2023 LEAP conference ended on Thursday in Riyadh, with major deals for cloud computing centers and announcements of investments into the Kingdom's tech sector in hopes of creating a vibrant startup ecosystem.

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  Saudi Arabia’s PIF, U.S.-Based AeroFarms Agree to Establish Riyadh-Based Vertical Farms Company

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 1. 2023

  Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed a joint venture agreement with New Jersey-based AeroFarms to establish a company in Riyadh to build and operate indoor vertical farms

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  Saudia Travelers to Get 4-Day Visa With Ticket Purchase in New Tourism Push

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 26. 2023

  Saudi Arabia is set to relax its visa entry requirements further with a new program to boost tourism that grants a four-day visa to those who fly into the Kingdom on its national carrier, Saudia, according to reports.

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  NEOM’s Oxagon Will Open First Hotel in 2025 – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 24. 2023

  Neom's OXAGON city will see its first hotel opening in 2025, according to a report, as development across the Kingdom's giga-projects continues forward.

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  Bloomberg Columnist Hussein Ibish on US-Saudi Relations, Energy and Global Diplomacy, and Much More

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 13. 2023

  Bloomberg columnist and senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington Hussein Ibish joins The 966 to talk about global diplomacy, U.S.-Saudi relations, energy markets, Saudi Arabia as an emerging power, and so much more.

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  Hyundai Motor Joins EV Car Race in Saudi Arabia with Planned Factory; Signs MOU with Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 3. 2023

  South Korea's Hyundai Motors has joined the race to build EV cars in Saudi Arabia, signing a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources to build a factory for the complete assembly of electric cars in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

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  Saudi Arabia, Japan Eye Increased Trade and Cooperation at Riyadh Investment Forum

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 28. 2022

  Saudi Arabia and Japan signed several new agreements and understandings at a Saudi-Japan investment forum to boost trade and relations between the two nations, according to reports.

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  Germany Sets Sights on Importing Saudi Ammonia to Make Hydrogen by 2026

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 20. 2022

  European economic powerhouse Germany has said it hopes to import green ammonia from Saudi Arabia at a terminal to be opened in 2026, according to a report in the UAE-based The National.

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  Middle East KFC Operator, Americana, Sees Successful Debut in First Dual Listing in the Gulf

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 13. 2022

  The Middle Eastern operator of KFC and Pizza Hut outlets, Americana Restaurants International Plc, climbed in its debut after raising $1.8 billion in an initial public offering, pulling off the first-ever dual listing in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, Bloomberg reports.

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  Saudi Arabia’s PIF Buys 9.5 Percent Stake in German Renewables firm Skyborn

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 12. 2022