Analysis

SAUDI ARAMCO

Orders for Saudi Aramco’s Debut International Bond Topped $100 billion in ‘Vote of Market Confidence’

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 9. 2019

Orders for Saudi Aramco’s debut international bond topped $100 billion on Tuesday, Reuters reports, in what amounts to a "record breaking vote of market confidence" for Aramco after facing investor concerns about government influence over the company.

• Aramco-SABIC

  

  Saudi Aramco Agrees to Buy 70% Stake in SABIC from Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 28. 2019

  Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Saudi Aramco has agreed to buy a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), the kingdom’s leading petrochemical firm, for $69.1 billion in a private transaction, SABIC said in a press release.

• SMEs

  

  950,000 SMEs Registered in Saudi Arabia — Jadwa Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 20. 2019

  A recent report by Jadwa Investment highlights the progress being made in the development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia and the significance that these crucial elements of a diverse economy can have on sustainable growth in the Kingdom.

• Entertainment

  

  Second ‘Mega Entertainment Hub’ Planned for Riyadh Will Be Over 30 Acres

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 12. 2019

  Saudi authorities have announced a second major entertainment hub for citizens and visitors of the Kingdom's capital city, Riyadh.

• General Abizaid

  

  General Abizaid Faces Tough Questions from U.S. Senators in Confirmation Hearing

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 7. 2019

  President Trump's choice for the next U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia faced tough questions from U.S. senators but defended the U.S.-Saudi relationship on Wednesday and said the United States needed "a strong and mature partnership with Saudi Arabia.”

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  Positives Seen in Latest Saudi Government Labor Market Data as Vision 2030 Reforms Take Hold

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 1. 2019

• Economy

  

  Analysis: Vision 2030 is Well Underway. Here’s What’s Needed to Make it a Success.

  Hussain Abusaaq  |  2. 25. 2019

  Vision 2030 was designed as a 14-year project; however, in its first three years, we have already seen tangible advances, such as fiscal consolidation efforts, the introduction of a value-added tax, and continued commitment toward implementing structural reforms.

• Saudi-India

  

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in India for Next Stop of Asia Tour

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 20. 2019

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in India for the second stop on a three-country tour of Asian nations as the Kingdom looks to boost relationships and trade opportunities in the East.

• Energy

  

  Al-Falih: ‘Going forward the world is going to be Saudi Aramco’s playground’

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 12. 2019

  In a new interview with the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia's powerful minister of energy, industry, and mineral resources Khalid Al-Falih indicated that Saudi Aramco would take on an active position as investor in resource opportunities outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Entertainment

  

  Ambitious Saudi Entertainment Push Announced by GEA’s Turki al-Sheikh

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 23. 2019

  Saudi Arabia is looking to maintain heavy investment in the entertainment sector in 2019, according to comments made by a top Saudi official, as it looks to make good on key Vision 2030 economic reforms.