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  • As international dollars flow towards AI-powered startups, how has MENA been riding the wave?

    Saudi Arabia-based Intelmatix, a deep tech B2B startup focused on empowering MENA businesses with AI for decision-making, has recently secured a $20M Series A funding round—one of the largest for a regional company of this type. This past week also saw Saudi-based SaaS provider Velents AI join the AI funding frenzy, raising an undisclosed sum from Women Collective to fuel its growth. And just last week, Aramco’s venture arm, Wa’ed Ventures, splashed $15M on South Korean chipmaker Rebellions Inc., marking its debut investment in South Korea following a $6.5M investment in California-based aiXplain. That was Wa’ed Ventures’ second AI deal in one week!

  • The rise of solar energy in Saudi Arabia

    The best way to understand their changing approach is to look at the speed at which things are changing. Between 2022 and early 2024, Saudi Arabia added 2.1 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power capacity, a 300% increase from the 700 megawatts (MW) that was created between 2012 and 2022. According to a study by GlobalData, if they continue at their current pace, they could reach 31.5 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and 63.1 GW by 2035.

  • JBS to open new chicken nugget plant in Saudi Arabia

    JBS, the world’s largest poultry producer, will open a new plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the company will produce chicken nuggets. The Brazil-based company invested $50 million in the facility, which is expected to begin operations in November. When fully operational, the plant will employ about 500 people.

  • Saudi Arabia’s foreign assets rise 5.5 percent to $467.5 billion in June 2024

    Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserve assets increased by 5.5 percent in June 2024, reaching SAR1.754 trillion ($467.5 billion). This compares to SAR1.662 trillion ($442.98 billion) in the same month of 2023, according to official data. This represents the highest level since November 2022.

  • Saudi budget deficit at $4.09 billion in Q2 2024, finance ministry says

    Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit was 15.341 billion riyals ($4.09 billion) in the second quarter of 2024, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Saudi oil revenues came in at 212.99 billion riyals in the same quarter, up 18 percent compared with the same quarter a year earlier, while expenditures were up 15 percent at 368.932 billion riyals, the ministry added.

  • Prince Abdulaziz hosts official dinner for Saudi delegation at Paris 2024 Olympics

    Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and head of the Saudi delegation participating in the 33rd Summer Olympic Games (Paris 2024) hosted an official dinner for the Saudi delegation in Paris. In his speech at the event, Prince Abdulaziz welcomed all the distinguished guests, including the heads of national Olympic committees, international federations, and sports leaders from around the world who attended the Saudi delegation's dinner.

  • Investment Minister highlights $13.3bln in opportunities for Tabuk region

    Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih announced that the volume of ready investment opportunities in the Tabuk region, displayed on the “Invest in Saudi Arabia” platform, is worth more than SR50 billion. This statement was made during a meeting organized by the Tabuk Chamber of Commerce with investors and businessmen in the region on Monday.

  • Korea-Saudi Business Forum Highlights Expanding Cooperation Beyond Oil

    Since establishing diplomatic relations with Korea in 1962, Saudi Arabia has seen its trade volume increase 400-fold, becoming Korea's largest oil supplier and the largest trading partner in the Middle East. The cooperation, which was previously centered on infrastructure construction, has recently expanded to include fields such as eco-friendly energy and artificial intelligence (AI).

  • Vision 2030 is moving along just fine

    Since the launch of Vision 2030 in 2016, the kingdom has made tangible progress towards its targets, despite the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic, volatile oil prices, a surge in inflation and higher interest rates. Steady growth in the non-oil sector is a major area of success, as it benefits from higher domestic investment and improved competitiveness. Stronger investment remains central to the shift in the economy. The approach comprises several investment initiatives under the National Investment Strategy, which aims to lift the contribution of investment to 30 percent of GDP in 2030.

  • World reacts to killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

    The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Iran drew regional and global reactions, raising fears of wider escalation in a region shaken by Israel’s war in Gaza and a worsening conflict in Lebanon. Hamas said that Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country’s new president.