Latest data for the year of 2018 show that emissions in Saudi Arabia have fallen significantly for the first time, down 4.4% or 26 million tons, according to researchers at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC).
Saudi Aramco sold millions of additional shares of its initial public offering using a so-called "greenshoe option" that has raised the size of its IPO by nearly $4 billion.
Economic indicators from the month of November show a continued positive trend for Saudi Arabia, with non-oil GDP surging and credit to the private sector rising to the highest rise in 3 years, Jadwa Investment said.
The chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) in Saudi Arabia said that the Kingdom's "Riyadh Season" of events has generated more than SR1 billion ($270 million) for the GEA, according to Arab News.
A recent Arab News — Arab Strategy Forum research study conducted by YouGov found that 55 percent of Arab youth believe corruption is the main problem in their country, but unemployment was close behind at 46 percent, according to Arab News.
Recent agreements and reports of indirect talks between warring sides in Yemen's ongoing civil war indicate a trend toward bringing an end to the four year old conflict fought to restore the U.N.-recognized Hadi government to power after it was overthrown by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Saudi Aramco on Saturday released details of its IPO that will be the first opportunity for investors to own a piece of the world's most profitable company and achieve one of the key goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 economic reform plan.
