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Careem, an Uber Rival in the Middle East, is Newest ‘Unicorn’ Company with Saudi, Japanese Investments
- December 19,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Careem, one of Uber’s rivals in the Middle East, has taken in $350 million in investment led by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten and Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the second investment made by Saudi Arabia’s government into ride-sharing apps this year. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) invested $3.5 billion in ride-hailing app Uber in June, […]
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Saudi Arabia’s New Currency Offers Security Upgrades, Phases Out Small Notes
- December 14,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has unveiled newly designed banknotes and coins with added security features that make forgery difficult. The new issuance is the first step to addressing the preponderance of one-Riyal bills currently in circulation. Half of all Saudi paper notes are one-Riyal notes, which is worth a little more than a quarter U.S. dollar. A […]
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Surprise Early Gains for Saudi Leaders in Fight Against State Spending as Successful Deficit Cuts Seen Beyond Projections – Reuters
- December 13,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s 2017 state budget is “likely to show Riyadh has shrunk a huge deficit caused by cheap oil faster than expected, which may let it spend more to bolster a shaky economy” next year, according to a report in Reuters by reporters Marwa Rashad and Andrew Torchia. After a tough year economically for the Kingdom, […]
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$800m King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran Opens
- December 2,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Aramco opened the $800 million King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran on Thursday, a large steel structure that aims to deepen knowledge and creativity among Saudi youth, according to reports. According to Reuters, the center, known as “Ithra” (“to enrich” in Arabic) is located close to Saudi’s “prosperity well” that tapped some of the […]
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Trump’s Complex Global Business Interests Could Present Problems for President-Elect
- November 22,2016
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- SUSTG Team
President-elect Donald Trump’s complex business dealings before and during his candidacy for the office, and now after his victory on November 8th, continue to draw scrutiny from the media and elected officials in the United States. The president-elect has drawn additional attention for his initial meetings with world leaders that apparently mix his business and family […]
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Three New Ventures by MiSK to Boost Innovation, Training and Investment
- November 18,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s MiSK Foundation launched three new strategic ventures in Riyadh aimed “at comprehensively building the skills, knowledge and capability for economic growth within the Saudi Arabian tech sector,” Reuters and the Saudi Gazette reports. MiSK Academy, MiSK Technovation and MiSK Booster mark a significant new development in the foundation’s work to empower, […]
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Updated LinkedIn Profiles Indicate Key Hires by Saudi Arabia’s PIF
- November 17,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Recently updated LinkedIn profiles indicate a hiring spree by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) as the Kingdom looks to use the sovereign wealth fund to jump-start its reform plans. Reuters reports that several executives have updated their LinkedIn profiles to indicate a new affiliation with the PIF, but the PIF did not comment directly on […]
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‘Downward Trend’ in Economic Activity Seen in Latest Jadwa Investment Chartbook
- November 3,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s recently released economic chartbook for the month of November found a downward trend in economic activity and the fourth consecutive negative change in government accounts with SAMA. “Economic data for September showed a downward trend in economic activity,” Jadwa said it the report, pointing to negative growth in cash withdrawals from ATMs and […]
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Are oil markets better off with OPEC cuts?
- October 17,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s latest Quarterly Oil Market Update anticipates that OPEC’s decision to announce, but not to implement, a cut in production will likely lead to a small cut in oil production “more akin to a production ’freeze’ rather than an outright cut”. “Any agreement by OPEC, if reached, will of course need to be acted […]
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Japan’s Softbank Team Up to Create a Tech Investing Behemoth
- October 14,2016
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Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank Group will create a technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100 billion, making it one of the world’s largest private equity investors. Softbank is creating a new global tech investment fund, seeded with $25 billion of its own money. The fund, which will be London, UK based […]
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YemenYemen Shiite Houthi Rebels Seize Border Post Near Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels seized a border crossing point near Saudi Arabia, expanding their control in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.
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YemenWhy Houthi victories in Yemen make Saudi Arabia nervous
It’s the House of Saud’s worse nightmare come true. The stunning success of the Zaydi Houthi rebellion in Yemen places a Shiite group with connections to Iran on the soft underbelly of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, erasing years of Saudi efforts to stabilize Yemen and keep it in the Saudi orbit.
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YemenHouthi rebels take over Yemen’s Hodeidah port
The Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement which seized Yemen's capital Sanaa last month has extended its control to the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, deploying checkpoints and also taking control of the city's airport, local officials said.
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UNSCUN Backs New Yemeni PM Nominee
The United Nations Security Council has welcomed Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's appointment of a new prime minister, the latest move in an effort to overcome several years of political turmoil in the country.
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YemenYemen names new prime minister to end crisis
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi on Monday appointed former oil minister and the country's envoy to the United Nations, Khaled Bahah, as prime minister in a second bid to end the country's political crisis, a presidency source said. Bahah, 49, was nominated after consultations with advisers “representing various parties,” the source said. Hadi's move came after Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak rejected his nomination last week following strong opposition from Shiite rebels who overran Sanaa on September 21.
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Maritime ThreatDoes the Houthi Takeover of Yemen’s Sanaa Endanger World Trade?
Yemen is admittedly a relatively small country of 24 million, a little less populous than Texas. It is the second poorest in the Arab League after Somalia. It is nevertheless a country with enormous global strategic importance:
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YemenYemen rebels reject new prime minister
The rebels refusal will further delay the implementation of a ceasefire deal sponsored by the United Nations that called for the Houthis to withdraw from Sanaa once a new neutral prime minister was named. Houthi fighters stormed into Sanaa in an offensive on September 21 and proceeded to establish a strong military presence, mounting patrols and manning checkpoints.
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YemenYemen: Power Vacuum In Sana’a Hampers Aid Response
Following their victory, the Houthis quickly took control of other government facilities. At the same time, political parties endorsed a UN brokered deal that officially brought an end to the fighting. The agreement, signed by the Houthis and major political parties with President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi’s endorsement, called for the creation of a new government, a reduction in fuel prices and granted the Houthis a larger say in governmental decisions.
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Crisis in YemenSaudi Arabia, Iran and the ‘Great Game’ in Yemen
Reminiscent of the "Great Game" played out in Afghanistan between Great Britain and Russia more than a hundred years ago, Saudi Arabia and Iran are engaged in their own decades-long strategic rivalry for power and influence in the Middle East, stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf and Arabian Sea. It is built mostly along sectarian and ideological lines - Saudi Arabia as the leader of the Sunni Muslim world, and Iran as the leader of the Shia Muslim world.
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Yemen UnrestSaudi Arabia warns Yemen violence could threaten global security
In some of his strongest language about Yemen to date, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told the U.N. General Assembly that hopes for an end to the crisis had been wrecked by what he suggested was the Houthis' failure to honor the deal. "The lack of implementation of the security annexe of the agreement and the lack of implementation of the agreement itself in the required manner by the Houthi group has dashed these hopes," he said in a speech circulated by the Saudi mission at the United Nations in New York.
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