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Russia Takes Title of Top Oil Supplier to China for the First Time Ever in 2016; Unseats Saudi Arabia
Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as China’s top oil supplier last year for the first time ever amid the ongoing battle for market share in the world’s biggest energy market, Bloomberg reports. The recent takeover as top supplier to China comes as analysts parse comments made by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Khalid al-Falih […]
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For Saudi Arabia’s 2017 Budget, Jadwa Investment Sees ‘Expansionary Fiscal Stance’
Saudi Arabia unveiled its 2017 budget last week with a budgeted SR890b ($237.2b) in spending, which is a SR50b ($13.3b) increase over the 2016 budget of SR840b ($223.8b). In a note sent to investors, Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment released a report outlining Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reduce its deficit despite the increase in spending. Based on revenues […]
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Saudi Arabia’s SIDF Gets New Investment Muscle to Enter New Industries
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that Saudi Arabia plans to boost the capital of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) by SAR6bn ($1.6bn) to help finance the kingdom’s entry into new industries. The additional planned allocation would be on top of the SAR3bn ($800m) of capital recently injected in the fund, Falih said, […]
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‘Shamoon’ Comeback: Several Saudi Government Agencies Attacked by Malware from Iranian State-Sponsored Hack
State-sponsored hackers have reportedly conducted a series of destructive malware attacks on Saudi Arabia over the last two weeks, including erasing data and wreaking havoc in the computer banks of the agency running the country’s airports and hitting five additional targets, Bloomberg reports. U.S. security firms said that a version of Shamoon, the computer virus […]
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal: ‘Stop the Debate…It’s Time for Women to Drive’ in Saudi Arabia
In a 4-page essay entitled, “It’s High Time Women Started Driving Their Cars,” billionaire Saudi businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal urged an end to the debate about women’s driving in Saudi Arabia. The essay is as much a short treatise on modern Saudi feminism and the progress of women’s rights in the Kingdom as it […]
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Saudi Arabia Begins to ‘Inject Large Amounts of Money Into Economy’ to Boost Growth
Saudi Arabia’s government has begun “injecting large amounts of money into the economy to boost growth at the end of this year after a sharp slowdown due to low oil prices,” Reuters reports citing Saudi Central Bank data. After raising $17.5 billion last month in its first international bond issue, Saudi Arabia “did not hold that […]
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Government Makes Payments to Construction Companies as MMG Sends Letter to Deputy Crown Prince Warning of Operations Halt
Saudi Arabia has reportedly made good on $10.7 billion that it owed to private sector companies, according to Arab News, but one construction firm said on Monday that it wrote directly to the Deputy Crown Prince warning it may need to cease operations. Mohammad Al Mojil Group (MMG) said in a short statement through Saudi […]
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Saudi Student Murdered in Wisconsin Shocks Community
A University of Wisconsin-Stout student from Saudi Arabia died one day after being assaulted on a street in downtown Menomonie, Wis., about 70 miles east of Minneapolis, according to reports. Hussain Saeed Al-Nahdi was reportedly assaulted by a suspect whom police described as a white male about six feet tall. He died a day later […]
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Saudi Arabia Replaces Finance Minister in Continued Shift Toward Younger Technocrats
Saudi Arabia has replaced its Minister of Finance, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf, with the head of the Kingdom’s capital markets regulator Mohammed Al-Jadaan in the latest move toward a younger generation of technocratic leaders in high positions. Al-Assaf was Saudi Arabia’s longest-serving active minister, having held the position of Minister of Finance since 1996. Another Royal […]
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US Customs Facilities Coming to Riyadh, Jeddah Airports to Add Convenience, Efficiency to U.S.-Saudi Travelers
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will soon set up facilities at Riyadh and Jeddah airports to process U.S.-bound passengers’ arrival documents before landing in the U.S., the Saudi Gazette reports, citing a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke with the Okaz Arabic daily. Long delays and extra screenings have become standard for […]
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This Land is Calling
The Saudi Tourism Authority and its new strategic agency BETC Paris reveal “Saudi Odyssey” their new compelling global campaign directed by acclaimed director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (Partizan), with a special music score by renowned composer Guillaume Roussel. This professional campaign titled 'This Land is Calling' was published in Saudi Arabia in August, 2024. It was created for the brand: Saudi Tourism Authority, by ad agency: BETC Havas. This Film and OOH Outdoor media campaign is related to the Travel and Tourism industry and contains 6 media assets. It was submitted 19 minutes ago.
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Saudi crown prince meets European Council president in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Riyadh on Wednesday European Council President Charles Michel, the Saudi Press Agency said. The meeting discussed relations and ways of enhancing cooperation between the Kingdom and EU countries.
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Saudi Arabia lays plans for national ecommerce expansion
“As the second-highest venture capital-funded sector in Saudi Arabia, e-commerce is booming, but there’s still room for growth,” according to The General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at), a government agency in the kingdom. “Compared to leading markets, where online sales account for 18% of retail, ecommerce is relatively untapped in the kingdom.” Additionally, the size of the Saudi B2C market is expected to reach $70 billion by next year and is expected to account for about 12% of the country’s gross domestic product.
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Saudi PIF Is Among Investors Who Lost Money on Pluralsight Deal
A handful of Vista’s big clients — including the Public Investment Fund — directly joined the acquisition and contributed equity, the people said, asking not to be named discussing a private transaction. The exact size of PIF’s loss could not immediately be determined. Vista acquired the educational-software company in 2021 and lost about $4 billion on the transaction along with its co-investors following a debt restructuring that wrapped up last week, Bloomberg News has reported.
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Georgina Rodriguez spotlights Saudi Arabia on social media
Originally posted by Visit Saudi, the video captures the diverse landscapes of Saudi Arabia, showcasing everything from the desert areas to the country’s seascapes. It highlights the Kingdom’s history and modern developments, featuring scenes of golden sand dunes, the Ithra cultural center, the ancient site of AlUla, the mirrored Maraya concert hall, the Red Sea and lush greenery in gardens and forests.
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Saudi PIF secures $15bn revolving credit facility
The credit facility has an initial term of three years, with the option to extend for a further two. A revolving loan allows for funds to be drawn, repaid, and drawn again within the agreed lending period. PIF, a key driver of Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification under Vision 2030, has launched 95 companies since 2017, injecting at least SR150 billion ($40 billion) into the local economy annually. “The financing reflects PIF’s strong credit rating as well as robust demand from PIF’s relationship banks and financial institutions. Signing this facility represents a continuation of PIF’s strategy of using a diverse range of financing instruments,” the fund said.
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The Formation of the Saudi-Foreign Business Council
GAFT oversees the Joint Business Councils, which are representatives from the Kingdom's business sector and their counterparts in other countries, who have investments or business operations, and they are (45) bilateral and regional business councils.
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Saudi Vision 2030 boosts industrial facilities by 60%, official figures reveal
The number of industrial establishments in the Kingdom increased from 7,206 in 2016 to 11,549 in 2023, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s efforts to diversify its economy and position itself as a global manufacturing power, according to a statement by the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program on the X platform. The report revealed that Riyadh currently leads in the number of facilities, with 4,502 factories, followed by the Eastern Province with 2,618 and Makkah with 2,209.
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PGA Tour’s Jay Monahan says talks with PIF at ‘enhanced’ state
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that there is no deadline for the tour to reach a deal with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund but that negotiations to bring the fractured sport of golf back together have been "enhanced" and are "stronger." The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF, which has financed the rival LIV Golf League the past three years, signed a framework agreement on June 6, 2023, to form an alliance that would potentially bring more than $1 billion in Saudi investment.
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Saudi 7.8GWh energy storage contract worth over $800m
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the three energy storage system projects recently awarded in Saudi Arabia are estimated to be worth over $800m. National Grid Saudi Arabia awarded Riyadh-based investment group Algihaz Holding the contract to build the facilities, which will have a total combined capacity of 7.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) across three locations in Saudi Arabia
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