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New Life for the 15 Year Old Abdullah Arab Peace Initiative?
- May 24,2017
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- SUSTG Team
At a summit in Beirut in March 2002, then-Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah unveiled an initiative to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestianians. The Arab Peace Initiative set out a comprehensive proposal calling for full Israeli withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied since June 1967, Israel’s acceptance of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as […]
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Flurry of Business Activity in Riyadh as SoftBank To Launch $100 billion Fund during President Trump’s Visit, One of Many Deals Slated for Busy Weekend
- May 19,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Japan’s richest man and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son will travel to Saudi Arabia and announce the close of the first fundraising round for what will be the world’s biggest private equity fund, backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and Apple Inc., according to a Reuters report. The expected launch of the $100 billion Vision Fund […]
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New Saudi Arms Manufacturer ‘SAMI’ Launched As Part of Vision 2030 Ahead of Trump Visit
- May 18,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Wednesday the launch of a national state company for arms manufacturing as part of its Vision 2030 economic and social reform program, according to reports. The new company, the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), will be producing not just arms but armored vehicles and will work to repair […]
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New Saudi Arms Manufacturer ‘SAMI’ Launched As Part of Vision 2030 Ahead of Trump Visit
- May 18,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Wednesday the launch of a national state company for arms manufacturing as part of its Vision 2030 economic and social reform program, according to reports. The new company, the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), will be producing not just arms but armored vehicles and will work to repair […]
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Overview of Saudi Arabia’s Drive Toward Privatization
- May 17,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s push toward privatization is a key component of the government’s ambitious Vision 2030 economic and social reform program, and necessary for the Kingdom’s goals of diversifying its economy away from petroleum revenue dependency. The news service Reuters provides a “factbox” list of Saudi Arabia’s sectors that are making progress toward privatization, and encouraging […]
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Ahead of Trump’s Visit, White House Official Tells Reuters $100b in Arms Deals Planned
- May 15,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals with Saudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official told Reuters on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Riyadh. The arms deals could reach up to $300 billion over 10 years to help Saudi […]
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Major Reduction in Quarterly Budget Deficit Figures a Positive for Kingdom’s Economic Reforms
- May 11,2017
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- SUSTG Team
In an analysis of official data from the Kingdom, Bloomberg found a significant year-on-year reduction in Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit from Q1 2017, a sign that the Kingdom’s economic reforms coupled with an uptick in oil prices have positively impacted the government’s balance sheet. According to Saudi Arabia’s finance ministry and as reported in Bloomberg, […]
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U.S., Saudis in Talks for New Defense Deals Worth Billions Ahead of Trump’s Visit, Sources Tell Reuters
- May 8,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Washington and Riyadh are working to boost military sales from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia for new and existing contracts worth “tens of billions of dollars” ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to the kingdom this month, Reuters reports, citing several sources familiar with the talks. According to Reuters, “as planning for Trump’s trip to Saudi […]
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Plans Move Ahead for Saudi Arabia’s ‘Fannie Mae’ Mortgage-Refinancing Firm
- May 4,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s first mortgage-refinancing firm has started approaching banks to buy their mortgage portfolios as the state tries to boost lending for homes, Bloomberg reports. In 2015, Bloomberg and Reuters reported on Saudi Arabia’s plans to work with the Boston Consulting Group to help start a state-owned mortgage firm similar to the U.S.’s Fannie Mae and […]
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‘Frankly, Saudi Arabia has Not Treated Us Fairly’, Trump Threatens Reset with Old Election Talking Point
- April 28,2017
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- SUSTG Team
After the visit of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House last month, a top advisor to the prince released a statement praising “a historical turning point” in U.S.-Saudi relations. The unnamed advisor said that during President Obama, U.S.-Saudi relations underwent “a period of difference of opinion” but that after meeting with President […]
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Warsaw ConferenceEuropean powers to present cool front at Warsaw summit
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Saudi-EUSaudi Business Is About to Get More Complicated for EU Banks
European Union banks will face higher hurdles in dealing with clients from countries including Saudi Arabia as the bloc moves to tighten controls on illicit financial flows.
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Saudi-UKLondon pushes to take Saudis off EU dirty money blacklist
Britain is leading a group of European Union states who are trying to block an EU plan to include Saudi Arabia and 22 other jurisdictions on a blacklist of countries that pose money-laundering and terrorism financing threats, sources said.
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Saudi SatelliteLaunch of Saudi satellite enables communications at ultra-fast speed, allows Saudi Arabia to provide high-specification services to MENA, Europe, Africa, Central Asia
The Saudi communications satellite (SGS-1), which is the first satellite of its kind to be owned by the Kingdom, will offer multiple applications that include broadband telecommunications, highly secured communications, as well as communications dedicated for remote areas and disaster-stricken areas.
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U.S. DollarUS Iran sanctions make Europeans challenge dollar hegemony
This mechanism might be too little and too late to salvage the Iran nuclear deal but it marks a milestone in an inevitable transition of epic proportions: the end of the global hegemony of the dollar.
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EU-IranEU to Iran: Stop missile tests, assassination attempts on European soil
The European Union has struck out at Iran over its missile program and "unacceptable behavior" in Europe and the Middle East. Tehran has rejected the concerns as "baseless" and "non-constructive."
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War in YemenUN anchors ship off Red Sea port for ‘neutral ground’ talks
Yemen peace talks have been held onboard a UN-chartered boat anchored in the Red Sea in an attempt to find a neutral venue acceptable to both sides.
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EU-IranEurope To Launch Financial Mechanism To Conduct Business In Iran
The so-called special-purpose vehicle (SPV), expected to come into force on January 31, will help European firms with legitimate business interests to use barter techniques to conduct business in Iran.
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EU-IranPressure on Iran grows as Europe gets tougher and oil exports fall
Wolfgang Ischinger, a former high-ranking German diplomat and chairman of the Munich Security Conference, said Iran was “shooting itself in the foot” by burdening the political mood around the nuclear deal.
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Iain CarterEuropean Tour’s Saudi Arabia event under scrutiny
Fresh from triumphs on either side of the world, Justin Rose and Bryson DeChambeau head to the same desert destination for an event that puts the European Tour under great scrutiny.
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