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PIF-Subsidiary Launches 1 Million Square Meter Amusement Park, Other Projects in Eastern Province
- May 1,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), said on Wednesday that it was launching its largest project to date in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom – an amusement park, along with other entertainment projects. In its announcement, SEVEN said it would be building its first amusement park, which will cover an area […]
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End of U.S. Waivers on Iranian Oil Looms Large on Future OPEC Output Quotas, Jadwa Says
- April 25,2019
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- SUSTG Team
A recently released report by Jadwa Investment examines the potential impact of the decision by the Trump administration to not extend all waivers on Iranian oil beyond May 2nd. The ending of waivers would require the cessation of all oil purchases from Iran, which averaged at least 1.5 million barrels per day (mbpd) in Q1 2019. […]
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Saudi Government Data Reveals Large-Scale Crackdown on Illegal Workers, Residents
- April 22,2019
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- SUSTG Team
A crackdown that began in November 2017 on illegal labor in Saudi Arabia has resulted in the deportation of 750,504 expatriates to their respective countries, according to official data. The kingdom has been detaining people for residential, labour and border security regulations since November 2017 with 19 government departments participating in the campaign. Saudi Arabia is […]
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Lockheed Clinches $2.4 billion Deal for Sale of ‘Crown Jewel’ THAAD missiles to Saudi Arabia, Part of $15 billion Package
- April 2,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corporation was awarded a $2.4 billion Pentagon contract on Monday for THAAD interceptor missiles, some of which will head to Saudi Arabia, Reuters reports. The announcement of the THAAD system was “part of a $15 billion package for defensive ballistic missile systems,” the UPI reports. Lockheed will provide interceptors and associated one-shot […]
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Inflows Surge as Tadawul Upgrades to Inclusion in FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Emerging Market Indices
- March 18,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, the Tadawul, began the first phase of inclusion into the FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), which is expected to lead to billions in inflows into the country and represent a milestone for Saudi authorities as the country continues to open up to investment. Inclusion of Saudi Arabia into the FTSE Russell […]
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Ambitious Goals for Saudi Ports in Vision 2030 Drive
- March 15,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The Saudi Ports Authority says it aims to reduce container time at its ports to three days by 2020 while simultaneously pushing for more than double handling by 2030, according to the Saudi Press Agency and other reports. The goals fit into the kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic and social reform drive which prioritizes the generation of efficiencies […]
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Saudis ‘interested in market stability first and foremost’ despite Trump’s tweets
- February 27,2019
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- SUSTG Team
President Trump’s attempts to restrain oil prices via Twitter have a reduced impact as Saudi Arabia says it will continue output cutbacks aimed at raising the price on global indices.. The President has used his Twitter account successfully in the past year to blast OPEC and Saudi Arabia while the price of crude rebounded from 2016 lows. […]
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Visa Launches Apple Pay in Saudi Arabia as Executives Continue Probe of Absher App
- February 19,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Visa on Tuesday launched Apple Pay in Saudi Arabia, allowing its Kingdom-based cardholders to make payments using their Apple devices, according to reports. Early reports via Apple Insider show “compatibility with previously confirmed financial partners including the country’s largest institution, the National Commercial Bank….Separately, individual banks like Al Rajhi confirmed access to the service in release notes accompanying […]
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Saudi Arabia to establish an independent export and import finance bank
- February 8,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will establish an independent export and import finance bank with a capitalization of SAR 30 billion riyals ($8 billion) to provide financing to local exporters and foreign importers, the UAE-based The National reports. The Kingdom first proposed the EXIM bank to support sales of its goods abroad in 2017. The Saudi Exports Development Authority (SEDA) […]
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Report: The Oil Market Roller Coaster
- January 21,2019
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- SUSTG Team
It has been a tumultuous six months for oil prices on international indices. Prices have slightly rebounded early in 2019 after a precipitous fall from over $86 in September on the Brent Index to just over $50 on Christmas Day. In response, the Saudi-led OPEC+ group agreed in December to cut prices to erode a global […]
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Saudi Oil PolicySaudi Arabia Is Sticking To Its Strategy, But For How Long?
It was OPEC's decision in November last year to maintain production that exacerbated the rout in the oil market. As the one-year price chart shows, Brent crude prices saw a steep decline between November 2014 and January 2015, dropping below $50 a barrel.
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ConstructionCan contractors survive Saudi’s expat worker levy?
Saudi Arabia didn’t have an easy ride during the first nine months of 2015. Amidst the crane collapse at Makkah’s Grand Mosque, which killed 111 people, and global oil-price turbulence threatening a 21.6% budget deficit as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Kingdom’s construction sector has been inundated with challenges.
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ISIS StrategyUnderstanding the Paris Attacks: Is ISIS a Rational Actor?
In killing 130 civilians in Paris—the worst such attack in France since World War II—ISIS has forced us to contend, once again, with the question of the “rationality” of self-professed ideologues.
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TelecommunicationsWhatsapp to be blocked? Saudi Arabia refutes rumors
Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has refuted rumors to block social media applications including WhatsApp and Tango, the Arabic daily al-Watan reported on Monday.
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ClimateCommentary: Will Saudi Arabia’s shift on climate be a positive factor in Paris?
Under the heading of National Circumstances, the report said right off that Saudi Arabia “exhibits a significant vulnerability” to climate change.
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Riyal PegCut Oil Supply or Drop Riyal Peg? Saudis Face ‘Critical’ Choice
Contracts used to speculate on the riyal’s exchange rate in the next 12 months are trading near a 13-year high, after hitting a new one on Thursday. Six-month contracts are barely changed from a seven-year high, even after the country’s oil minister said OPEC is working with other oil producers to stabilize the market.
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Anti-ISIS CampaignPerspective: In the battle against IS, where is the Arab coalition?
The absence of Arab air forces creates a political — not military — void, even though Russia, France and America are fully capable of waging an air war against IS. The coalition is missing the Muslim answer to the self-proclaimed "Caliph Ibrahim."
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TourismWhat about tourism in Saudi Arabia?
Many people have recently been discussing the important and rapidly growing tourism industry in Saudi Arabia. The tourism sector which focuses primarily on religious tourism has suffered from opposition to the issuing of tourist visas.
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AgricultureSaudi Arabia is growing less wheat, so can Australia fill the need for imports?
In the mid 2000s, the Kingdom's leaders realised the cost of water subsidies they were paying farmers was far greater than the cost of buying grain on the international market, so the policy was unwound.
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