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Qatar Restores Full Diplomatic Relations with Iran
- August 25,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran on Thursday and promised to send its ambassador back to Tehran as the Gulf nation digs in against the demands of several Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia. According to the AP, in announcing its decision, Qatar made no mention of the diplomatic crisis roiling Gulf Arab nations since June, […]
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The Next U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia?
- August 22,2017
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- Lucien Zeigler
President Trump is rumored to be nearing a selection for U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, according to reports. A New York Times reporter tweeted today that Dave Urban, who ran President Trump’s surprise successful campaign in Pennsylvania in 2016, is said to be the President’s pick for the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The top American newspaper’s […]
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‘Continued Improvement in Saudi Arabia’s Fiscal Position’ Seen as Revenues Increase
- August 17,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The latest quarterly budget performance report by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance showed a continued improvement in Saudi Arabia’s fiscal position, according to a recently released report by the Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment. “Due to an increase in government revenues, by 6 percent, and a drop in expenses by 1 percent, year-on-year, the fiscal deficit declined […]
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New York Reportedly Pulls Ahead of London in Aramco Listing Race for ‘Political Considerations’; Final Decision Rests with Crown Prince Mohammed
- August 11,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Despite a report in July that Saudi Aramco’s advisers have reportedly recommended London for the historic listing of the oil company, a new report now says Saudi Arabia favors New York in part because of the strength of the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Reuters originally reported that US disclosure rules were a concern for Saudi authorities. London’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has […]
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Report: Saudi Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih Met With Top Commodity Hedge Funds
- August 4,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih met in private with some of the world’s top commodity hedge funds in July, a break from tradition in order to gather investor views on the state of the market, Bloomberg reports. In the past Saudi Arabian officials have criticized the role of speculators and hedge funds in […]
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OPEC Discipline Partly to Blame for Oversupply, but Saudi Leadership May Boost Prices
- July 25,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s recently released quarterly oil market update for Q2 2017 questions if discipline within OPEC is waning as oil’s price continues to stay low on international indices as high supply persists, but recent moves by Saudi Arabia in Russia this week indicate action is forthcoming to curb supply. Oil prices declined by 8 percent […]
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U.S. Removes Laptop Ban on Flights from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Riyadh to be Inspected by U.S. Officials ‘This Week’
- July 18,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The Trump administration on Monday lifted the ban on carrying laptops onboard Saudia Airlines, the last airline facing in-flight restrictions on electronics, a TSA spokesman has said. The removal only affects passengers on Saudia flying out of the airline’s hub in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. US government officials will visit Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport “later this […]
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CNN Publishes 2013 ‘Secret Agreements’ Between Gulf States Barring Support for Opposition and Hostile Groups
- July 11,2017
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- SUSTG Team
CNN has exclusively published documents showing that Qatar made a series of secret agreements with its Gulf neighbors in 2013 and 2014 barring support for opposition and hostile groups in those nations, as well as in Egypt and Yemen. The agreements themselves were not secret, but until now the exact wording in the documents was […]
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Saudi Aramco Releases 2016 Annual Review
- July 10,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Last week, Saudi Aramco released its annual review for 2016, a detailed overview of Saudi Arabia’s upstream and downstream energy operations, national strategy, and international activities and investments. The Annual Review for 2016, which is released halfway through the following year, takes on special significance as the Kingdom embarks on its Vision 2030 economic and social […]
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Blockade of Qatar Continues as Response to Demands Viewed as ‘Negative’
- July 6,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The foreign ministers of four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia said they regretted Qatar’s “negative” response to their list of demands and said the blockade of the country would continue. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE severed ties with Qatar last month and Saudi Arabia has closed its airspace and land border with […]
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The Taliban Control Afghanistan’s Economy. What Can the West Do?
Even before their blitz into the capital over the weekend, the Taliban had claimed the country’s real economic prize: the trade routes — comprising highways, bridges and footpaths — that serve as strategic choke points for trade across South Asia. With their hands on these highly profitable revenue sources and with neighboring countries, like China and Pakistan, willing to do business, the Taliban are surprisingly insulated from the decisions of international donors. What comes next in the country is uncertain — but it’s likely to unfold without a meaningful exertion of Western power.
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Taliban Rattles Gulf States Desperate to Keep Extremists at Bay
After the American withdrawal from Afghanistan led to a swift takeover by the Taliban this week, Oman’s top religious cleric congratulated the Afghan people on their “victory over the invaders.” But Grand Mufti Ahmed Al-Khalili stopped short of recognizing the Islamist militant group controlling Afghanistan. In fact, he avoided mentioning them at all.
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US holding direct and daily talks with Taliban in effort to ease Biden’s Afghanistan crisis
While the US State Department continues to engage in high-level diplomatic talks with the Taliban in the neutral setting of Doha, Qatar, as it has for the past year, the real negotiations have moved to the chaotic streets of Kabul in recent days, where American military commanders are in constant communication with Taliban militants over security around the airport.
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The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs
Security challenges, a lack of infrastructure and severe droughts have prevented the extraction of most valuable minerals in the past. That's unlikely to change soon under Taliban control. Still, there's interest from countries including China, Pakistan and India, which may try to engage despite the chaos.
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Oil Price Predictions Bank On How Quickly Shale Production Resumes
“The most crucial thing to me is that the pandemic basically put a clamp on shale production,” UH Energy Finance Professor Praveen Kumar said. “Many smaller shale producers had to shut down production and did not have the financial ability to ride out financial collapse, and went bankrupt. U.S. shale production is still significantly below pre-Covid levels.”
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Taliban’s rise pressures Iran and Saudi Arabia to bury the hatchet
After years of feuding, Iran and Saudi Arabia are ramping up efforts to bridge their longtime hostilities as the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan threatens to spread chaos beyond Central Asia and destabilize the Middle East as well. As Middle East power brokers, Iran and Saudi Arabia see the Taliban as a shared threat. With the U.S. also planning to withdraw troops from Iraq, the countries could seek even deeper cooperation to fill the power vacuum left in the region.
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Taliban Takeover Likely No Surprise to Afghans
Gallup has been surveying Afghans about their lives every year since 2008, with the exception of 2020, when we could not safely conduct in-person polls because of the pandemic. However, even though we did not interview them last year, what Afghans have been telling us over the years provides insight into the unfortunate situation they find themselves in today, with the Taliban back in control of their country.
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Saudi EXIM Bank to provide $2.3bn to non-oil exporters
Saudi EXIM Bank CEO Saad Al-Khalb said the bank has so far accepted more than 81 financing requests worth SR9 billion ($2.3 billion). The Saudi Export-Import Bank (EXIM) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) to provide importers and exporters loans and other financial services.
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Saudi Arabia takes cautious approach towards Taliban takeover
“The council of ministers has tasked the foreign minister to coordinate and consult with the GCC states regarding the developments in Afghanistan, in the framework of Bahraini presidency” of the group, which also includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman, the kingdom’s government media office said on Twitter.
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The Taliban Takeover: Plan Now for the Next Crisis in Afghanistan
The rule of law was only marginally functional, and the government and law enforcement did more to extort than support. A corrupt government and elite disguised the fact that real GDP per capita was some of the lowest in the world (ranking a low 213th out of 228 rated countries).
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