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  • Microsoft and partners to generate $24 billion in Saudi Arabia over next four years, says IDC study

    Microsoft, along with its partners and cloud-utilizing customers, is projected to generate approximately $24 billion in additional revenue above the 2022 figures over the next four years, according to a recent study from IDC. The same research indicates that by 2026, Microsoft’s partner ecosystem will earn roughly $8 for every $1 of revenue generated by Microsoft’s cloud services. This presents significant opportunities for partners in the Kingdom to enhance their revenues, increase local content contributions, and expand their customer bases.

  • Saudi proptech HissaTech raises $670,000 pre-Seed

    Saudi PropTech startup HissaTech has announced raising $667,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by angel investors. The company aims to boost real estate investment in Saudi Arabia by enhancing its digital platform, which simplifies access to income-generating properties.

  • Saudi nationwide initiative to replace old ACs

    A Saudi government agency has launched a nationwide initiative to replace old air conditioners with new ones with the aim of boosting energy efficiency and cutting household consumption. Dubbed “Estbdal” (Replacement), the initiative is undertaken by the Saudi Energy Efficiency Centre in collaboration with other competent government bodies. More than 30 retailers, 350 showrooms and four Saudi plants are joining too.

  • Saudi liquidity reaches $770bln by end of Q2

    The current level, with a growth of SR238,150 million, is the highest, compared to the same period in 2023, when it amounted to SR2,660,556 million. The liquidity levels reflect the money supply in its broad and comprehensive concept (M3), according to data provided by the monthly bulletin of the Saudi Central Bank for July 2024.

  • Saudi Arabia starts time planning for 2025 Hajj season

    Saudi Arabia announced the start of time planning for the 2025 Hajj season, during a meeting held on Sept. 8 in Jeddah, under the auspicious of Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Province and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee.

  • Analysts predict growth despite Saudi GDP fall

    Saudi Arabia’s year-on-year GDP fell again in the second quarter, according to adjusted government figures released this week, but analysts have said the quarterly increase shows the economy is nearing the end of its negative run. GDP was down 0.3 percent year on year in the second quarter, but has risen by 1.4 percent since the previous quarter.

  • Gaza Impact Creep: Is the Fight Against ISIL a Casualty?

    Without such kinetic pressure, he is convinced ISIL would succeed in reconstituting itself in northeastern Syria from its safe haven in the Badiya desert, nominally under Syrian regime control – but largely ungoverned space below the large northern quarter of Syrian territory that Abdi’s forces control. ISIL continues to have funding streams in the northeast, including kidnapping for ransom and extortion, as well as regional inflows, and to find localized safe haven in communities with residual sympathy for the group.

  • U.S. and Iraq Try to Recast the Strategic Relationship

    The U.S.-Iraq relationship has been undergoing re-evaluation over the past five years, since the March 2019 capture by U.S.-led forces of the Syrian town of Baghouz, the last bastion of physical control by the Islamic State (IS) organization’s “caliphate.” U.S. military personnel, who had been withdrawn from Iraq in 2011, were sent back into the country in 2014 to help destroy the group’s control over major portions of both Iraq and Syria. U.S. forces successfully helped Baghdad rebuild its beleaguered national forces that essentially collapsed at the hands of the IS offensive.

  • Saudi Arabia’s game plan for a thriving esports economy: Video

    From hosting the first-ever Esports World Cup to announcing plans to build cutting-edge gaming arenas, Saudi Arabia is making big moves in the esports industry. With projections of a $13 billion boost to its economy, CNN’s Eleni Giokos takes a look at how this thriving sector is redefining entertainment and business in a country with a young, tech-savvy population.

  • Saudi Arabia is betting big on sports: Video

    With bold investments and a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia is aiming to become a dominant force in the global sports industry. CNN’s Eleni Giokos explores how these initiatives are transforming the Kingdom's sports sector and contributing to its broader economic diversification strategy.