ARAMCO-SABIC

Saudi Aramco Weighs Global Bond Sale to Finance Purchase of Sabic Stake from PIF

OPEC expects an average decline in demand of 6.9 mbpd over the course of the year. 
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Saudi Aramco is considering tapping the international bond market for the first time, Bloomberg and the WSJ report, in order to finance the acquisition of petrochemical giant Sabic.

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Saudi Aramco Is Weighing a Global Bond Sale for the First Time

Saudi Aramco is weighing tapping the international bond market for the first time to finance the acquisition of petrochemical giant Sabic, a move into global...

 

Saudi Aramco-SABIC

The industrial logic behind Saudi Aramco’s ‘chemical attraction’

experts on Saudi business have told Arab News that there is  a sound industrial logic to a potential move for SABIC, and that the effect...

 

Rou’a Al Haram Al Makki

New Makkah mega project said to add $2.1bn to Saudi economy

A new mega project planned to accommodate more pilgrims in the Saudi holy city of Makkah is expected to contribute more than $2 billion to...

 

Bahri

Saudi’s Bahri reports 20% profit rise on fleet expansion

National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, or Bahri - one of the world's biggest operators of large oil vessels - posted a 20 per cent...

 

Cybersecurity

Revealed: the cost of Saudi, UAE data breaches

New IBM Security report finds that data breaches cost companies in Saudi Arabia and the UAE $163 per lost or stolen record...

 

War in Yemen

Houthi Attacks On Economic Targets Bring Yemen War Closer To Home For Saudi Arabia And The UAE

Attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on the economic interests of Saudi Arabia and the UAE appear to be increasing in number, with claims of several...

 

Lunar Eclipse

‘Blood moon’ to be visible tonight in Saudi Arabia

And while it is likely to be visible across most of Asia, Africa and Europe, the best views will be in the Middle East and,...

 

Saudi Nuclear Energy

Commentary: Nuclear Energy in Saudi Arabia

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Investment

Moelis & Co to apply for Saudi advisory license: sources

Moelis & Co (MC.N) is preparing to apply for an advisory license in Saudi Arabia to enable it to secure more deals, three sources familiar...

 

Palestine

Saudi Arabia deposits $80 mln to support Palestinian Authority budget

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) transferred Saudi Arabia’s partial contribution worth of $80 million to support the...

 

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