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  • ‘Signs of Life’ in the Saudi Economy as Indicators Point to Improvements, Growth
     

    Recently-released monthly data show signs of life in Saudi Arabia’s economy, the Arab world’s largest, according to reports. Jadwa Investment’s monthly chartbook for May 2019 shows “marginal economic improvements” with a surge in POS transactions by 19 percent year-on-year and mild improvement in the Kingdom’s non-oil PMI index in March. The Kingdom also saw a net monthly […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s PIF Eyes Billions in Debt Raise after Aramco Success – Report
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is planning to tap the debt market for billions of dollars, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited comments from the country’s finance minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan. The PIF has “begun preliminary talks with banks on a possible bridge loan of as much as $8 billion,” the WSJ reports, […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia to Host 15th Annual G20 Meetings in Riyadh in 2020
     

    Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 21 and 22, 2020 in Riyadh, the Saudi press agency (SPA) said this week. “Saudi Arabia is fully committed to the G20’s objectives and to the stability and prosperity of the international economic system,” it reported on Wednesday. G20 consists of the 19 world’s largest […]

     
  • Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi Visits Saudi Arabia as Relations Warm
     

    Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and a delegation visited Saudi Arabia yesterday and met with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as relations between the two nations continue to warm. The Prime Minister’s office said the leaders signed 13 agreements in areas such as trade, energy and political cooperation, without giving further details, according to […]

     
  • Princess Reema Bint Bandar Sworn In as Ambassador to the United States
     

    Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud was sworn in on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia’s next Ambassador to the United States, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The swearing in took place at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. Princess Reema is the first Saudi woman to hold the high-ranking diplomatic post after a royal decree appointed […]

     
  • Saudi-based Telecom Firm Arabsat is SpaceX’s First Commercial Mission, Falcon Heavy Launch Successful
     

    SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launched its first commercial mission today with Saudi-based telecom firm Arabsat as its customer in a key demonstration for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company in the race to grasp lucrative military launch contracts, Reuters reports and the companies involved confirm. The Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center […]

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

    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. Al-Falih had previously said the $10 billion bond offering had been oversubscribed well above $30 billion. Demand appeared […]

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

    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. The move continues Saudi Aramco’s plans to diversify away from oil to “generating more of its profits […]

     
  • 950,000 SMEs Registered in Saudi Arabia — Jadwa Investment
     

    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. Saudi Arabia is focusing on SME development with its Vision 2030 social and […]

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

    Saudi authorities have announced a second major entertainment hub for citizens and visitors of the Kingdom’s capital city, Riyadh. At over 135,000 square meters (33 acres), the new complex will be located in the Al-Rabwa neighborhood of Riyadh and have metro line access via the Salah Al-Din station of the soon-to-be-completed Riyadh metro mega project, the […]

     

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