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Asian Banks Said to Have ‘Intense Interest’ in First Saudi Foreign Debt Issuance, Reports Say
Saudi Arabia is seeing “intense interest” in its first international bond sale of $15 billion and is considering further issuances given the current appetite, according to a report today in the Financial Times. The Kingdom’s first international debt sale has generated so much interest from particularly from Asian investors that “the kingdom is weighing a […]
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Contemporary Saudi Art Exhibit Continues Tour of America
Today’s SUSTG Review includes a review from the East Bay Express about GENERA#ION, a traveling show presenting contemporary art from Saudi Arabia that is now on view in a number of galleries in San Francisco. The East Bay Express gives the show a strong recommendation and, in fact, the exhibition has been very well-received as […]
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Saudi CMA Presses on Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards
The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) continues to press forward it’s efforts to make the Saudi stock market (Tadawul) more attractive to foreign investors. Earlier this month the CMA approved amended rules for Qualified Foreign Investors by lowering the asset qualifications as well as adjusting upwards some key ownership limitations. For more on those changes […]
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Social Media Lights Up after First Saudi Woman Competes in 100m in Rio
Saudi Sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel made history as the first woman ever to compete in the 100m dash in the Olympics at Rio, and she did it covered from head-to-toe. The sprinter did not qualify for the final event, but her participation in the 100m dash – like Sarah Attar’s participation in the 800m race in London in […]
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Amended Rules Increasing Foreign Investor Access to Saudi Stock Market Approved
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) Board has approved changes to rules that regulate what type of foreign investor can enter into the Saudi stock market. The changes include 24 Articles that address procedures, requirements, and conditions for the registration of qualified foreign investors (QFIs) with the CMA to invest in listed securities in the Saudi […]
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Saudi Arabia Confirms Cooperation with Germany to Investigate, Prevent Terrorist Attacks
Saudi Arabia’s has confirmed it was working with German investigators to track Islamist militants behind bomb and axe attacks in July. The news was originally reported by the German outlet Der Spiegel and confirmed in rare comments by a Saudi spokesman. A spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry, General Mansour al-Turki, said Saudi and German security experts […]
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Jadwa Saudi Chartbook for August 2016: Signs of ‘Resilience’ in Saudi Economic Activity
Jadwa Investment’s Saudi Chartbook for the month of August found points of “resilience” in economic activity, according to chief economist and head of research Fahad Al-Turki. “June data showed resilience in economic activity. Data on point-of-sale transactions and ATM withdrawals came out strong, while the non-oil PMI continued to reflect an expanding non-oil economy,” Jadwa said. Data on […]
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11 Saudi Citizens Including 7 Soldiers Die on Border with Yemen ahead of Next Round of Peace Talks
Four people were killed and three wounded in Saudi Arabia when a shell fired from inside Yemen exploded in a town close to the border, Saudi Civil Defense said on Monday. The announcement followed news that seven Saudi soldiers and dozens of Houthi fighters were killed in heavy fighting on the border with Yemen on […]
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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Back in U.S. for Defense, Anti-ISIS Talks
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in the United States for a second time in as many months this week for a defense ministerial meeting of nations involved in the effort to counter the self-described ISIS in Iraq and Syria, held at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Coalition partners taking part in the meeting “are looking for […]
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’28 Pages’ Released: Once-Classified Section of 9/11 Report Made Public; Saudi FM Al-Jubeir Says Matter Now ‘Finished’
The U.S. Congress on Friday released a long-classified section of the official report on the Sept. 11 attacks that described potential potential links between some of the hijackers and officials in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday he welcomed the release of this “28 pages” of the official report. “The matter is […]
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Commentary: Why Did Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Go to Iraq?
Riyadh has a vested interest in the struggle against terrorism in Iraq, but it is also alarmed by Iran’s growing influence in Sunni areas of the country through the central role in the anti-ISIL campaign being played by an umbrella group of largely pro-Iranian and Shia militia forces known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Units.
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Egypt’s Economy Is in Crisis. So Why Is the Government Spending Millions on a Fancy New Space Agency?
A space program can be a good investment, economists say, but that depends on the government’s commitment to developing a staff to run it.
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Saudis await visitors but will they come?
"People would say the social environment isn’t right," he said. "I keep telling them: the social environment will follow. And that is what’s happening today."
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Why does Saudi Arabia invest in Southeast Asia?
But behind the cheque book diplomacy is the kingdom's desire to extend its influence in the region and attract Asian investors to Saudi Arabia.
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The Iranian-Saudi Arabian conflict: Does the West have a skewed view?
The West often boils down the difficult relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia to sectarian conflicts between Wahhabists and militant Shiites, but the rivalry is much more complex.
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Are the good times over for expats in Saudi?
As Saudi Arabia steps up efforts to employ more of its own people, and with economic growth slowing, the ranks of well-paid white-collar expatriates like Steck are thinning.
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Will Saudi Arabia allow Pakistani general to command military alliance?
Appointing Sharif commander of the military alliance would enhance the credibility of the so-called Arab NATO. The alliance has carried out military exercises in the kingdom, but it has not developed a strong joint command or headquarters staffed by representatives of its 40 members.
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Can Iran change? We hope it will
When we look at the Trump administration, we see a president who is pragmatic and practical, a businessman, a problem-solver, a man who is not an ideologue. We see a man who has a certain view of the world. He wants America to play a role in the world.
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Can Saudi Arabia Bridge Its Generation Gap?
Since the creation of the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, and especially after the rise of Crown Prince Faisal in the 1960s, the Al Saud family sought a pragmatic and gradualist approach to socio-political development.
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Take Off the Pentagon’s Gloves in the ISIS War? Not So Fast.
Policies intended to reduce civilian harm didn’t arise out of elite Washington think tanks or academia; they arose from the military’s own lessons learned
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