A recently-released joint publication from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI) and Marmore Mena Intelligence examines the growing role of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in GCC economics.
To date, the MENA region has accounted for approximately 1.8% of the MSCI EM Index, through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Egypt.
With Saudi...
BP has raised estimates for Saudi Arabia’s crude oil reserves by 12%, marking the first major change to the country’s estimated reserves since 1989....
The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond firmly to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on...
Saudi Aramco reported on Wednesday a net income attributable to shareholders of $111.1 billion in 2018, up from $75.9 billion the year before, according to...
The world’s biggest oil exporter seems willing for now to satisfy Chinese requests for extra crude as supplies are squeezed elsewhere.
At least one Chinese customer...
House Democrats on Wednesday will launch their bid to block the Trump administration from completing 22 arms sales largely benefiting Saudi Arabia, but hurdles in...
The Trump administration is pressing Saudi Arabia to show “tangible progress” towards holding to account those behind the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and wants...
Taken together, these deals could drastically enhance Saudi’s indigenous defense industry, combining specialized knowledge with manufacturing capacity. A self-reliant military industry would Saudi obvious economic...
Two Saudi Arabian telecom stocks have delivered the best returns in the nation’s equity market this year in a rally spurred by retail investors betting...
Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and financial technology, or fintech, are now viewed as promising pathways toward alleviating cost and budget pressures and supporting economic diversification....
As many as 10 distinct technologies are likely to disrupt the oil and gas sector: analytics, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, mobility, robotics, cloud computing, the...
Sudan’s military and opposition groups have agreed to resume talks on the formation of a transitional council, an Ethiopian envoy said on Tuesday, as an...
Egypt and Jordan’s participation is considered especially important since historically they have been key players in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts and are also the only Arab...
Military exemptions for the Haredim have been around since the birth of Israel. In 1949, the country’s founder, David Ben-
Gurion, granted them for 400 religious...
Syria’s state-run news agency says Israel has attacked a military position in southern Syria, causing material damage.
SANA said that during the Wednesday morning attack on...
