SAUDI ARAMCO IPO

First shares in Aramco will be sold on Saudi stock exchange – reports

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Saudi Aramco will list the first shares of the company on Saudi Arabia's stock exchange, the Tadawul, and will do so "very soon," the company's CEO Amin Nasser said. The local listing is likely to precede an international one, but the company has not yet selected a location, according to reports.

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