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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in India for Next Stop of Asia Tour
- February 20,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in India for the second stop on a three-country tour of Asian nations as the Kingdom looks to boost relationships and trade opportunities in the East. India “rolled out the red carpet for the crown prince,” Reuters reports, amid simmering tensions with neighboring Pakistan following a militant attack in […]
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Al-Falih: ‘Going forward the world is going to be Saudi Aramco’s playground’
- February 12,2019
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- SUSTG Team
In a new interview with the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia’s powerful minister of energy, industry, and mineral resources Khalid Al-Falih indicated that Saudi Aramco would take on an active position as investor in resource opportunities outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned energy company, Saudi Aramco, will seek to develop an international energy […]
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Ambitious Saudi Entertainment Push Announced by GEA’s Turki al-Sheikh
- January 23,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia is looking to maintain heavy investment in the entertainment sector in 2019, according to comments made by a top Saudi official, as it looks to make good on key Vision 2030 economic reforms. Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia’s recently named chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki al-Sheikh, said the Kingdom would put on […]
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Saudi Arabia, Other Gulf Nations to Join JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Emerging-Market Bond Indexes
- January 18,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf nations will join JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s emerging-market bond indexes this month, Bloomberg reports, “potentially paving the way for billions of dollars in inflows into the securities.” The debt offerings from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait will represent about 11.8 percent of the EMBI Global […]
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Saudi Arabia Eyes Major Domestic Energy Conservation by 2030, Al Falih Says
- January 15,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia expects to throttle back domestic energy consumption by 2030 by up to the equivalent of 2m barrels of oil per day, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic and social reform initiative, according to comments made by Khalid Al-Falih published by Reuters. Saudi Arabia has long used easily extracted oil reserves for […]
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A Gradual Pickup in Private Sector Lending in Saudi Arabia Seen in Monetary Update
- January 11,2019
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- SUSTG Team
A recently-released report by Jadwa Investment finds a gradual pickup in private sector lending since April 2018 after showing a slowdown in 2017 and Q1 2018. The Monetary and Financial Update report from the Riyadh-based Jadwa looks at the Kingdom’s monetary policy and other key economic data. Jadwa Investment sees “a rising level of uncertainty” in the […]
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Saudi Arabia Seeks Balanced Budget by 2023 – Al Jadaan
- December 20,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday he was “unconcerned with current oil prices impacting spending plans in 2019″ and the government still aims to close its budget deficit by 2023 – though the target is not set in stone. The government unveiled a $295 billion budget on Tuesday, the kingdom’s largest, with a […]
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Saudi Government ‘Rejects’ U.S. Senate Rulings on Saudi Arabia But Pledges to Continue Building Relationship
- December 17,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The government of Saudi Arabia issued a statement condemning a recent U.S. Senate resolution blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and said the government rejects external interference in its affairs. The Senate measure, which passed in a rare bipartisan vote with unanimous approval on Thursday, was a sweeping condemnation of Crown […]
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OPEC, Russia Will Cut 1.2 million Barrels of Oil Production a Day; Price Jumps
- December 7,2018
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- SUSTG Team
OPEC and Russia have agreed to collectively throttle back oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day to dry up a global supply glut, according to energy reporters from the Wall Street Journal. OPEC nations would cut 800,000 barrels and the Russia-led group would handle the remainder, according to the WSJ. Oil prices on indices […]
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Saudi Aramco CEO: ‘We Need a Major Acquisition For Us to Be In Different Markets Quickly’
- November 26,2018
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- SUSTG Team
In an interview with Bloomberg, Saudi Aramco’s CEO Amin Nasser said the company is earmarking $500 billion to invest over the next 10 years, including $160 billion for natural gas developments and $100 billion for chemicals projects. The interview, given in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, said the planned spending would come on top of the already planned purchase of a […]
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MERSUAE confirms MERS infection; Saudi cases pass 1,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced a MERS-CoV infection in a man from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the country's second case this year, and yesterday it fleshed out more details on five recent illnesses reported from Saudi Arabia between May 4 and May 9.
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Hospitality and TourismRezidor signs six new hotel projects in Saudi Arabia, UAE
The Rezidor Hotel Group has announced it has signed six new projects in Saudi Arabia and the UAE as it looks to strengthen its portfolio in the Middle East.
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Expatriate WorkersSaudi Arabia, UAE named among most popular for expat workers
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have both been named among the world's top five migrant destination countries as global remittances are projected to grow to $586 billion this year.
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Saudi-UAEUAE, Saudi Arabia to go head-to-head in 2018 World Cup qualifiers
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have been drawn together in the second round of regional qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Defense SpendingSaudi, UAE Influence Grows With Purchases
Sir John Jenkins, director of the Middle East office of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and former UK ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said the two countries' influence is dictated by their economic weight, not their procurement initiatives. "I don't think the international position of the UAE or [Saudi Arabia] is defined by defense procurement policies," he said.
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DiabetesUAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt among top 10 countries with high diabetes rates
Despite the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt being among the top 10 most prevalent countries for diabetes, the vast majority of those surveyed are still using white sugar as part of their daily diet, a Nielsen study commissioned by Splenda low calorie sweetener revealed.
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Hilton HotelsHilton Hotel chain inks three hotel deals across KSA and the UAE
Hilton Worldwide features more than 59 hotels under development in the Middle East (including Egypt) across its Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Curio – A Collection by Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn brands.
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UAE Defense IndustryDefense Firms Put Down Roots in UAE
U.S. and other global defense firms are putting down roots here in hopes selling arms to UAE, a strong American military ally in the region. For these companies, the sales have become even more important, particularly as Pentagon weapon sales have slowed in recent years.
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UAE MilitaryUS firm agrees to equip UAE armoured vehicles with rockets
US weapons maker Raytheon Co agreed with the United Arab Emirates on Monday to equip the oil-rich Gulf country's armoured vehicles with Talon laser-guided rockets, a company official told Reuters.
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GCC WealthUAE, Saudi Arabia Control 74% Of GCC’s Private Wealth
Most of the GCC region’s private wealth (74 per cent) is controlled by affluent individuals in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to a new study by Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company. The study estimated that there are nearly 1.6 million wealthy households in the GCC, with total investable assets worth $2.2 trillion. Out of these, around 44 per cent of wealth resided in Saudi Arabia while 30 per cent resided in the UAE, as of 2013.
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