SAUDI ARAMCO IPO

Announcement of New IPO Date for Saudi Aramco IPO Creates Buzz on FII’s Opening Day

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Saudi Aramco's long-planned IPO will see its first shares traded on Riyadh's stock exchange in December, several news outlets are reporting, citing the Saudi-owned satellite news channel Al Arabiya.

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Saudi Aramco IPO

Saudi Aramco aims to begin planned IPO on November 3: sources

Saudi Aramco aims to announce the start of its initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 3, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told...

 

FII 2019

Commentary: Renewed Aramco IPO speculation dominates day one of FII

An ITF announcement is the starting point in the process of listing shares on a public stock market. The ITF statement usually includes some detailed...

 

FII 2019

Saudi Arabia’s “Davos in the Desert” releases its agenda

Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative — popularly known as "Davos in the Desert" — has finally released its agenda, just 24 hours before the controversial conference...

 

FII 2019

Third annual Future Investment Initiative opens in Riyadh

Al-Rumayyan also said the Riyadh gathering’s inclusivity has expanded: “In 2017, the participants were mainly coming from the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. Today...

 

Saudi-India

PM Narendra Modi hopes to open new chapter in Indo-Saudi ties

Saudi Arabia hosts a 2.6 million Indian community that sends home remittances of $11 billion or more annually....

 

U.S.-Saudi Security

B-1 bombers in Saudi Arabia more detail about the US military buildup

Last week, two (according to other sources four) B-1 Bombers from the 28th Bomb Wing, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, flew to...

 

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

Crown Prince congratulates Trump for US killing of Daesh leader Al-Baghdadi

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated President Donald Trump in a phone call for the US’ success in killing Daesh leader Abu Bakr...

 

Aramco IPO

Riyadh struggles to close giant Aramco valuation gap

To get a role on the listing many of them made optimistic assumptions so they could reinforce the case for a $2tn valuation, according to...

 

Tourism and Hospitality

Saudi hopes tourism pioneers will bring economic bonanza

In Riyadh's old quarter, a small group of Polish holidaymakers exploring the mud-brick Masmak Fort were making history as some of the first foreign tourists...

 

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin & Fincantieri Start Construction on Royal Saudi Navy 1st MMSC

According to Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), the ceremony celebrated the first step of a transformational journey turning steel into a flexible, capable ship. The event...

 

Rains

Heavy rain season in Saudi Arabia kills 7, injures 11

Seven people have been killed and 11 injured by heavy rainfall and the floods that resulted in north-eastern Saudi Arabia over the past few days....

 

Barneys

Saudi perfume retailer teams up to buy Barneys

Arabian Oud operates 900 stores around the world, including Saudi Arabia, London, Paris and in NYC’s Time Square....

 

Agriculture

Brazilian food processor BRF signs MOU to invest $120M in Saudi plant

Brazilian food processor BRF SA said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority to invest around...

 

Telecom

Saudi king appoints new head of telecom authority: royal decree

Saudi Arabia appointed Mohamed bin Saud al-Tamimi as the new head of the communications and information technology commission, Saudi state TV reported on Monday, citing...

 

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American commando raid to kill al-Baghdadi was launched from al-Asad airbase, rehearsals conducted in Erbil

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Syria

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