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184 foreign companies move regional HQ to Saudi Arabia during first half of 2024 – MISA
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment reported that 184 foreign companies moved their regional headquarters to Saudi Arabia after obtaining an investment license during the first half of 2024.
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Saudi Professional League Season starts; summer transfer window subdued
The SUSTG Review wrote in July that Saudi Arabia’s professional football transfer strategy has evolved. After numerous blockbuster acquisitions in 2023, the current transfer window (though not over) has been subdued.
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ACWA Power commissions 700-MW solar park in Saudi Arabia; First of four planned for 2024
Co-owner ACWA Power has commissioned The 700-MW Ar Rass solar photovoltaic project located in Qassim province, north of Riyadh. The electricity from Ar Rass will go to the national grid under a 25-year offtake agreement with the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC).
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Saudi’s Public Investment Fund issues 2023 Annual Report
PIF governor Yasir Al Rumayyan noted that the fund has increased its global reach, unveiled giga-projects, launched portfolio companies and delivered “ahead of financial return targets – in line with the goals of its Vision Realisation Programme 2021-2025”.
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KSA and it’s summer power surge challenge
In terms of oil consumption used for its electricity sector Saudi Arabia matches the entire oil consumption of Italy, Spain or Turkey. The kingdom’s oil for power use spikes over 1 million barrels per day in summer to generate power and water.
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Tourists to KSA spend over $37b in 2023
The Ministry of Tourism released it’s annual tourism statistics report for 2023 this week reflecting significant growth in tourist numbers and spending.
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Saudi Arabia’s Capex Super Cycle – Goldman Sachs
In its informative August 14, 2024 Briefing Insight entitled “Only a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion capex plan will go into oil” Goldman Sachs’ analyst team examines the Kingdom’s projected capital expense spending to 2030.
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Saudi Arabia leads GCC IPO momentum in Q2 2024
In Q2 2024, the GCC witnessed a significant uptick in IPO activity, with 13 listings raising a combined $2.64 billion. This surge in capital was primarily focused on the healthcare, education, and technology sectors.
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Calligraffiti – Saudi Artist Ahmed Al-Sulaimani
Saudi artist Ahmed Al-Sulaimani is making a name for himself blending Arabic calligraphy and graffiti-inspired techniques and was recently featured in an Arab News report.
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Saudi Arabia Updates Investment Law
Building on previously announced reforms under Vision 2030 and the National Investment Strategy, the Cabinet has approved an updated investment law for Saudi Arabia. The updated law brings together several existing freedoms and rights and expressly applies them to investors under one unified framework, providing investors with greater transparency, flexibility and confidence.
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Device detonations reveal ‘incredible’ intelligence abilities: ex-NSA chief
The perpetrators “had incredible ability to do targeting intelligence and to be able to actually know the numbers, know who’s got them, [and] know the periodicity upon which they’re using them,” said Paul Nakasone, the former director of the National Security Agency and four-star commander of U.S. Cyber Command.
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Saudi Arabia targets control of Alba to bolster metals ambitions
State-controlled Saudi Arabian Mining Co., known as Ma’aden, announced a series of deals this week involving Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C., or Alba. When those deals close, the Saudi company “hopes to be a majority shareholder in Alba,” Ma’aden chief executive officer Bob Wilt said in an interview in Riyadh. “I’m very bullish on aluminum,” Wilt said. “The energy transition doesn’t happen without aluminum, so if we want to be a critical minerals and processing hub, we’ve got to control the feedstock.”
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Egypt PM says Saudi’s planned $5 bln investment independent of cenbank deposit
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday that a planned Saudi Arabian investment of $5 billion in Egypt is independent of funds the Gulf state has deposited in the country's central bank, sending bond prices higher. The country's sovereign dollar bonds rallied to fresh two-year highs. The 2059 maturity gained the most, rising 1.35 cents, to bid at 77.60 cents on the dollar by 1309 GMT, Tradeweb data showed.
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GCC economies set for 4.4% growth in 2025, report forecasts
Analysis by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales attributes this projected growth to both the rebound in oil production cuts by OPEC and the GCC’s ongoing diversification efforts. This comes as countries across the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, intensify diversification efforts, with the Kingdom’s General Authority for Statistics reporting a 4.9 percent increase in non-oil sector activity in the second quarter of 2024.
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Non-hydrocarbon sectors poised to drive strong GCC economic growth this year: Report
This year has witnessed a relatively favorable economic landscape for GCC countries, characterized by robust non-oil growth despite prevailing uncertainties. Nevertheless, the broader Middle East has faced challenges, with the economic repercussions of the Gaza conflict extending to its neighboring nations, according to the latest Middle East Economy Watch report from PwC Middle East.
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Coldplay confirmed for GCC-exclusive show in Abu Dhabi
Coldplay’s rain-soaked 2009 performance in Abu Dhabi has gone down in history as one of the country’s greatest concerts, and now, the British band is gearing up to outdo itself. The group’s record-breaking Music of the Spheres World Tour will make a stop at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 11 January 2025. It will be the British band’s only show in the region. Tickets to see Coldplay in Abu Dhabi go on sale very soon, and here’s how to get your hands on them.
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Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon injured by pager explosion
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was slightly injured on Tuesday by the explosion of an electronic pager, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported, as numerous such devices exploded across Lebanon. "Amani has a superficial injury and is currently under observation in a hospital," Fars quoted a source as saying. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, in a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart, strongly condemned the "terrorist attack" and thanked Lebanon for providing immediate medical treatment to Amani, Iranian state media reported.
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Senators in both parties open to treaty vote on US-Saudi defense pact
Republicans and Democrats are demanding any such agreement arrive on Capitol Hill as a treaty, requiring a two-thirds majority. Getting that level of Senate approval would be a huge challenge, according to interviews with more than a half-dozen senators on the Foreign Relations Committee.
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Italy’s Saipem wins offshore contract worth $2 bln in Saudi Arabia
Italian energy engineering group Saipem (SPMI.MI), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had won an offshore contract worth around $2 billion for the development of the Marjan oil field in Saudi Arabia. The contract was signed under the existing long-term agreement with oil giant Saudi Aramco (2222.SE), opens new tab, the company said in a statement. Saipem said earlier this month it had won two other offshore contracts with Saudi Aramco worth about $1 billion in total, and an offshore contract worth $4 billion with QatarEnergy, one of the world's top LNG suppliers.
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Changes to Saudi Investment Law will help facilitate foreign investment
“The new investment law introduces a number of positive changes that will help in fostering the continued development of the investment landscape in Saudi Arabia. The Investment Law represents a substantial amendment of the existing investment regime for both foreign and domestic investors and will further support the Kingdom’s transition away from oil and gas. The updates to the Investment Law create a sophisticated framework that reduces entry barriers, enhances legal certainty, and strengthens investor rights. The reforms unlock significant opportunities for long-term strategic partnerships and market expansion in the Kingdom”
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