The global pandemic and its impact on travel is causing the Kingdom to delay its plans to raise financing "potentially worth billions of dollars" for the expansion of Riyadh’s airport, sources told Reuters.
A more optimistic Saudi private sector reacting to the start of the vaccine rollout in the Kingdom is is being credited for positive data seen for Saudi Arabia's economy, Jadwa Investment says in its latest Charbook for the month of January 2021.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and top Saudi officials have begun receiving their first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine, imported to the Kingdom earlier this month and rolled out on December 17th, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Saudi Arabia unveiled a new budget for the 2021 year, cutting spending to rein in a fiscal deficit brought on by a lower oil prices in 2020 and adjusting the Kingdom's fiscal strategy to a post-Coronavirus pandemic era.
Saudi-owned Lucid Motors, a forthcoming EV rival to Tesla, announced that it completed the first phase of construction at its factory in Arizona, eying production of up to 400,000 electric cars per year at the facility after future expansions.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis are on the cusp of a "breakthrough" nationwide ceasefire agreement, Reuters reports, on the condition that the Houthis agree to an establish a buffer zone between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia's heavy investments to expand natural gas production in recent years is paying off in the form of record production of the fuel, according to Bloomberg, which cited latest figures from Saudi Aramco's third-quarter results released on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement strongly condemning the terrorist attack that occurred near the Notre Dame church in Nice, France, where three people were killed in a knife attack Thursday morning.
SUSTG is covering the events and meetings taking place in the run up to the G20 in November as part of our “Road to the G20” series of posts and featured items. This week, Saudi Arabia will host the Y20 youth-focused group, as well as finance-focused meetings.
