SAUDI ARAMCO IPO

Conflicting Reports on Delay of Saudi Aramco IPO ‘By a Few Months’ as Key Decisions Remain

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Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Saudi Aramco is "preparing contingency plans for a possible delay" to the initial public offering of its state-owned oil company "by a few months into 2019," citing people familiar with the matter. But officials today denied that speculation, according to Reuters.

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