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Another ‘Mixed Picture’ for Saudi Economy as Data Show Negatives on Consumer Spending, Inflation Down
- January 3,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s recently released Chartbook for the month of January 2017 finds a mixed picture for the Saudi economy, including negative data on consumer spending and a significant dip in net change to government accounts with SAMA. Data on consumer spending came out negative “partly reflecting the impact of allowance reductions to public sector employees,” […]
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Outside Riyadh, Video Shows Making of Largest Tire ‘Doughnut’ Ever – and it’s Pink
- December 29,2016
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- SUSTG Team
It is sometimes called a doughnut – the tire marks left on the road or dirt after spinning your car’s wheels into a burnout. Just outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, someone created the biggest ‘doughnut’ ever according to the Guinness Book of World Records, but the purpose wasn’t just for one last superlative for the Middle […]
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Saudi Government Publishes New Overview of Economy Highlighting Balanced Budget Goal by 2020
- December 28,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has published a new report highlighting its goals to achieve a fiscal balance by the year 2020. The 85-page report, which places the goal in the context of the Kingdom’s ongoing economic transformation plans, is the first of its kind since Saudi Arabia published its Vision 2030 and National Transformation Program overviews earlier this year. The […]
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Saudi Housing Authorities to Set Up Online Portal to Increase Transparency and Resolve Renter, Landlord Disputes
- December 20,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia plans to set up a center to resolve disputes between tenants and landlords as authorities look to reform and modernize the way property is bought, sold, and leased in Saudi Arabia. According to the English language daily Saudi Gazette, the Saudi housing ministry plans to establish the “Center for Real Estate Dispute Redressal,” which will […]
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Monetary and Financial Developments in the Kingdom
- December 15,2016
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- SUSTG Team
A recently released report by Jadwa Investment finds that, following the US Federal Reserve’s second rate hike since 2008, the US’s path to policy normalization “is expected to accelerate.” For the Saudi monetary system, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has passed several measures to enhance liquidity in the domestic financial system, which has contributed […]
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Mixed Picture for Saudi Labor Market as Unemployment in Kingdom Hits 4-Year High
- December 12,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi unemployment rose to a four-year high despite overall employment growth remaining positive, the Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment finds in a report on the Saudi labor market. The report is a mixed picture for Saudi Arabia. For example, during the first three quarters of 2016, total net employment in the Kingdom saw a “significant rise” of […]
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OPEC’s Oil Production Announcement Sends Prices Soaring, Raises Optimism for Reigning in Oversupply in 2017
- December 6,2016
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- SUSTG Team
In the wake of last week’s OPEC decision to reduce crude oil production, oil prices have surged roughly 15% in just one week. At roughly $55/barrel on Brent, that’s the highest level in more than a year. OPEC agreed to slash its output by 1.2 million barrels a day, or more than 1% of global output, […]
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Saudi Arabia Needs $53b in Water Investment as Sector Looks Toward Privatization
- November 28,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will need $53 billion in water sector investment supported by private funds as the Ministry in charge of the sector said it was looking to privatize in order to meet demand, government leaders said. The comments were made by officials from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and Saudi Arabia’s […]
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Saudi, Russia Energy Ministers to Meet in Doha as Output Cut Deadline Looms
- November 16,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia and Russia energy ministers will meet in Doha, Qatar this week on the sidelines of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), industry sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal said. The meeting comes as OPEC and non-OPEC members try to solidify an oil output limiting deal agreed to in September. OPEC is hoping to complete […]
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Saudi GDP to Grow at 1.8%, Central Bank Says in Annual Report
- November 14,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) expects gross domestic product to grow 1.8 percent this year, the central bank said in its 52nd annual report released on Monday. The figure is higher than the IMF forecast of 1.2%. The non-oil sector is expected to expand 2.5 percent and the oil sector, 1.2 percent, SAMA said. Real economic […]
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Mohammed El-KuwaizCMA ‘ready to accommodate’ Saudi Aramco IPO, chairman says: Video
There are little to no gaps in Saudi Arabia's securities regulation that would complicate a Saudi Aramco IPO, Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, chairman of the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia, said.
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Saudi Oil PolicyAramco listing reshapes Saudi Arabia’s OPEC oil policy
“Saudi Arabia is now the main price hawk,” said a high-level OPEC source. He added he was surprised how quickly the kingdom shifted from its policy of prioritizing market share, by pumping oil at full tilt, to supporting production cuts following its decision to list Aramco.
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Saudi AramcoSaudi Aramco to venture into non-Saudi crude oil trading: sources
Saudi Aramco’s trading arm will start trading non-Saudi crude oil to mainly feed its international joint ventures as the world’s largest oil exporter seeks to optimize profits, industry sources familiar with the move said.
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Saudi Aramco IPOSaudi finance minister tells bond investors Aramco IPO to go ahead in 2018
Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan told bond investors during a presentation on Monday that the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi state oil giant Aramco will proceed as planned in 2018, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Vision 2030Behind the veil of Saudi Aramco
the IPO is more for the kingdom’s benefit than Aramco’s. It could have drawbacks—exposing the firm to investors with short time horizons or to activists hostile to fossil fuels. But the Aramcons appear determined to make the most of it.
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Saudi Aramco IPOSaudi Aramco May Unveil Financials In Early 2018
Even though Saudi Arabia’s advisors are favoring London over New York to host the IPO, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and the Saudi government are said to be more inclined to favor New York, recent reports suggest. This is a necessary pre-audit step, because a New York listing would require accounts to be prepared under U.S. GAAP standards. IFRS standards would be acceptable for London, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
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UAE IPOsAbu Dhabi targets IPOs worth $5 bln ahead of Saudi Aramco
Abu Dhabi is hoping to fast-track at least $5 billion of stock market listings by state-backed companies next year before Saudi Aramco’s planned $100 billion IPO dominates investor demand.
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Vision 2030‘The family silver is up for sale’: How the Saudi Aramco share offering marks the start of big changes for the Kingdom
Saudi Aramco has been "disproportionately reported on," says CEO of investment advisory firm OCO Global Mark O'Connell, given the other changes occurring across the Gulf and in Saudi Arabia in particular, which are "far more interesting."
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Saudi Aramco IPORiyadh May be Preparing To Delay Saudi Aramco IPO
It is another sign of the difficulties that governments in the Gulf region are having when it comes to privatising what are often their most valuable assets. These businesses are large and complex, they have not had to face public scrutiny before and do not have the corporate governance structures or culture that most investors expect. Putting those systems in place takes time.
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Solar PowerSaudi Aramco and start-up partner on waterless solar cleaning solutions
Under the technology licensing agreement, Saudi Aramco will allow NOMADD to integrate its own fully-automated waterless solar cleaning system with the cleaning system developed by Saudi Aramco’s R&D team based at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Traditional solar module cleaning can be very water-intensive, so a waterless solution would be highly suitable for the water-scarce desert environments of the Middle East.
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