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Jadwa’s Quarterly Oil Market Update for Q4 2014 Finds ‘Clear’ Strategy to Maintain Market Share
In a recently released note by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment, the bank finds a “clear” Saudi strategy to maintain market share with pressures on prices expected in Q1 2015. “Global oil balances will increase in Q1 2015 as oil demand remains subdued but oil supply continues to expand from the US, Russia and Iraq. All of this […]
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Royal Succession Planning at Saudi Inc.
Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, it is important for companies to be prepared to answer questions from the corporate office regarding how royal succession impacts Saudi Arabia’s trajectory. New Saudi King Salman’s ascension to the throne, and the appointment of Crown Prince Muqrin, represents continuity from King Abdullah’s reign. Salman is unlikely […]
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An Outpouring of Grief from Saudis on Social Media as Heads of State Arrive for Funeral of the Late King Abdullah
Saudi Arabia’s citizens took to social media to express their grief and sadness at the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud as heads of state arrived in Riyadh to attend services and express solidarity with the leaders and people of the Kingdom. At the time of this writing, the hashtag #KingAbdullah is the […]
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Google’s Eric Schmidt Headlines Impressive Speaker List for the Upcoming Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) on January 25th in Riyadh
Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt will speak at the upcoming Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to the Forum’s website. The technology billionaire headlines a long list of high-level speakers set to descend on Riyadh to discuss investment and development in the region and beyond. Schmidt joined Google in 2001 and served […]
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Jadwa Investment: Central Department of Statistics Finds 2014 inflation rate was 2.7%, Down from 3.5% in 2013
According to a recently released note by Jadwa Investment, a leading Saudi investment firm, inflation in the Kingdom was down in 2014 to 2.7% on average, and found a deceleration in prices to 2.4% year-on-year. Jadwa’s Head of Research Dr. Fahad Alturki wrote in an investor note: “The Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI) has […]
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U.S. Delegation Led by Senator John McCain Visits Saudi Arabia to Discuss Military Cooperation Efforts Against Daesh, Training of Moderate Rebels
U.S. Senate Republican John McCain and a delegation of Senate Armed Services Committee members visited Saudi Arabia on Saturday as part of a broad tour of the region to discuss American-Saudi joint efforts to back moderate Syrian rebels in that country’s 4-year old civil war. According to the Guardian, McCain and the Senate Armed Services […]
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Solar Power in MENA to See Six-Fold Growth in 2015
The MENA region will see solar projects worth $2.7 billion unveiled in 2015, 6 times as much as 2014, according to Arabian Business, which cited a new study by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA). 1,800MW worth of solar projects will be tendered or awarded during the next 12 months, compared with less than 300MW […]
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‘No Shortage of Funds’ for Saudi Arabia’s Troubled Housing Market as Minister Eyes Taxes on Undeveloped Lands
A longstanding issue for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been the drag on the housing market caused by privately-owned property in urban locales that remains unused with no plans for development. Without taxation of this land, and low prices that owners might receive on the market, there is little incentive to sell it. However, […]
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Jadwa Investment: ‘The economy will continue performing strongly in 2015, albeit at a slower pace’
Jadwa Investment’s just-released report on the Saudi economy in 2015 expects growth at a “slower pace” than previous years and “a narrowing current account surplus and a larger than-budgeted fiscal deficit.” The report, which examines the potential of various sectors within the Saudi economy and the impact of oil prices on growth in 2015, projects economic growth […]
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The ‘Monumental’ Opening of the Saudi Stock Market in 2015 to Wider Foreign Investment
As Saudi Arabia prepares to open its stock market to wider foreign investment possible as soon as April 2015, there is tremendous enthusiasm on the part of foreign investors as wells as anticipation within the Kingdom. In a recent FocusKSA discussion with Dr. John Sfakianakis, SUSTG’s President Richard Wilson asked about the importance of the […]
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First Iran group in nine years heads to Saudi Arabia for umrah pilgrimage
The first group of Iranian pilgrims in nine years made its way to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the umrah, or minor pilgrimage, Iran's official news agency reported, as a result of improving ties between the two Middle Eastern powers.Iranian media had said in December that Saudi Arabia had lifted restrictions on Iranians wanting to perform umrah but flights were delayed until now due to what Tehran called "technical problems".
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67 Arab Universities Included in 2024 QS Rankings by Subject
The fourteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today, features 67 universities from 12 Arab countries. These subject-specific rankings are a part of the annual QS World University Rankings series published by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a British higher-education analytics company. The 2024 subject listings analyse the performance of 16,400 individual academic programmes across 56 subjects at over 1,500 universities worldwide. Among these rankings are 477 programmes from the Arab region, with 56 of them ranking within the top 100 globally for their subject. Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) boasts two of the region’s top programmes, ranking fourth globally in petroleum engineering and ninth in mineral and mining engineering.
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The Urgent Need for Transparency Reform in Gulf Central Banks
The currencies of Gulf Arab states are pegged to the dollar, limiting in significant ways the room for maneuver in central banks’ decision making, as their interest rates need to follow the decisions of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Transparency remains important nonetheless to these banks’ broader governance and accountability framework as well as to their independence from political interference. And conversely, lack of transparency can lead to uncertainty about the ability of Gulf monetary authorities to continue defending the peg, which may encourage speculation and eventually the collapse of the fixed exchange rate regime.
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Saudi Arabia Interior Design Potential Unveiled in Milan
When French design collective Hall Haus traveled to Saudi Arabia to begin Haus Dari, a modern-Majlis-type seating system that mimics desert dunes, settling on the approach and seeing their creation come to fruition took a good six weeks. Started in 2020 by Zakari Boukhari, Sammy Bernoussi, Teddy Sanches and Abdoulaye Niang, the f ...
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White House Makes Fresh Push for Historic Deal to Forge Saudi-Israel Ties
As inducements to recognize Israel, the White House is offering Riyadh a more formal defense relationship with Washington, assistance in acquiring civil nuclear power and a renewed push for a Palestinian state—a package that U.S. officials say they are in the final stages of negotiating.
The U.S.-brokered effort offers Israel a prize it has long sought: a historic normalization deal with Riyadh, Israel’s most powerful Arab neighbor.
U.S. officials say the successful multicountry effort to shoot down Iranian missiles and drones on Saturday should make it clear to Israel that its security against threats from Tehran can be enhanced through closer integration with Saudi Arabia.
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EV maker Lucid beats first-quarter delivery estimates as price cuts boost demand
Lucid reported first-quarter deliveries above market expectations on Tuesday as price cuts helped boost demand for its luxury electric sedans, sending its shares up about 3%.The electric-vehicle startup handed over 1,967 vehicles in the first quarter, compared with estimates of 1,745, according to eight analysts polled by Visible Alpha.Lucid in February had cut prices of its flagship Air sedans by 1% to 10% to support demand at a time when consumers are rethinking EV purchases and turning to more affordable hybrid alternatives due to high interest rates.
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Morocco Among ‘Big 5’ Wealthiest Countries in Africa
Morocco has yet again locked a place in the “Big 5” wealth markets in Africa in 2023, according to an annual report from the consultancy firm Henley and Partners (H&P).
Released this week, the report ranks Morocco in fifth place, behind South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya. Together, these five countries are home to 56% of Africa’s high-net-worth individuals and over 90% of the continent’s billionaires.
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Iran’s strikes did little damage to Israel — but analysts say Tehran benefits anyway
“For other countries in the region, the Iranian attack on Israel is a preview of the nightmare scenario involved in a direct confrontation with Iran,” Alhasan told Breaking Defense. “Whereas Israel has the capabilities and Western support it needs to intercept most of Iran’s missiles and UAVs, other states in the region (which are less capable and geographically closer to Iran) do not.”
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Flooding spotlights Dubai construction quality
Each flooding incident will have its own specific issues, but the reasons will come from three key areas: design, construction and maintenance. Many projects will not have been designed to cope with such a deluge. Others will have been poorly constructed, allowing water to ingress into properties, and others will have drainage that was poorly maintained and failed when it was most needed. Dubai is heavily incentivised to address these concerns. In the past, Dubai has been a transient city with many expatriates living and working in the emirate for only a few years. There has been little collective memory of major weather incidents.
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One Gulf City Preserves Streets After Others Bulldozed Old Buildings
Although Sharjah has its share of generic office towers, its leaders are preserving swaths of the city. Its original center is undergoing a rebirth as a heritage and arts district, known as the Heart of Sharjah. Scheduled for completion in 2025, it offers visitors narrow, old-style alleys; an old souk, or market; and museums in historic buildings.
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