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IMF Sees Continued Recovery for Saudi Economy with Real GDP Growth at 2.1% in 2021
- May 4,2021
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- SUSTG Team
The IMF projected real GDP growth for the Saudi economy at 2.1% in 2021 and 4.8 % in 2022 (compared to a contraction of -4.1 % in 2020), according to a statement issued at the conclusion of the IMF staff mission for the Kingdom 2021 Article IV.
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‘Rapid Radical Reduction’ in Solar PV Price a Massive Opportunity for Saudi Renewables
- April 27,2021
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- SUSTG Team
A significant and unforeseen drop in the cost to produce solar energy in recent years may enable Saudi Arabia to turbocharge its ambitions to diversify its economy and free up more oil for exports, as the Kingdom continues ahead with the development of several solar installations.
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Second Round of Saudi-Iran Talks Planned, Sources Tell Reuters; Both Sides Mum
- April 22,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi and Iranian officials plan further direct talks this month, unnamed sources told Reuters, with the aim of easing tensions between the Middle East arch-rivals in a significant move for regional stability.
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Could Saudi Arabia’s Recycling Sector Be Worth More than $18bn?
- April 1,2021
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- SUSTG Team
The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s biggest waste company, Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), said that the Kingdom’s recycling market size could reach $18 billion as the sector remains underdeveloped, according to a report Arab News.
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Saudi Crown Prince Announces Two Massive Green Initiatives to Fight Climate Change
- March 29,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched two initiatives over the weekend to make Saudi Arabia a significant contributor in the global fight against climate change, the Saudi Press Agency reports.
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Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis Launch Another Drone Attack on Saudi Aramco Facilities in Riyadh
- March 19,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Friday said it conducted yet another attack on a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh, in an attack comprising six armed drones, Reuters and the Saudi Press Agency report.
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Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., Grandson of Company’s Founder, Dies at Age 95
- March 17,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., who expanded the global reach of Bechtel as chief executive from 1960 to 1990, died Monday at his home in San Francisco, the company announced. He was 95.
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‘New Launching-Off Point’ for U.S.-Saudi Ties: U.S. Imposes Sanctions, Visa Bans on Saudis for Khashoggi Killing, but Crown Prince Not Sanctioned
- March 1,2021
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- SUSTG Team
The Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself, Reuters reports. A senior Biden administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, said the approach aims to create […]
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After Steady Rise in Oil Prices, Saudi Arabia Plans Production Increase – Report
- February 17,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, plans to increase oil output in the coming months as a nearly year-long recovery in oil prices is giving the Kingdom confidence that the market has improved enough to reverse a recent big production cut, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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World #1 Dustin Johnson Handily Wins the Saudi Arabia’s Third Saudi International Golf Tournament at Royal Greens
- February 8,2021
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- SUSTG Team
The world’s number one golfer, Dustin Johnson, handily held off some of the sport’s biggest names making last minute pushes to claim the Saudi International golf title at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.
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Saudi Arabia’s first Banyan Tree resort to open in Al Ula
The new resort – which has not given an opening date – will have a total of 82 villas, with 47 new builds offering a mix of one, two and three-bedroom spaces. These luxury tented villas will give guests a sense of privacy with shaded outdoor spaces and private pathways.
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First plane with aid from Saudi Arabia arrives in Lebanon
Planes carrying tons of medicine, shelter kits and food items have landed in Lebanon following the massive explosion that devastated its capital. The aid was sent through Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief).
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Lawmakers Aim to Prevent Trump From Bypassing Ban on Armed Drone Sales
Senators from both parties say President Trump cannot be allowed to help drone technology proliferate, and they want it to be kept away from Saudi Arabia in particular.
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Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries express solidarity with Lebanon over Beirut explosion
Saudi Arabia said it was “following with great concern the repercussions of the explosion that occurred” in Lebanon after two massive explosions in Beirut’s port on Tuesday. The two blasts killed dozens of people, with the death toll expected to rise, and injured thousands. The blast was felt across the city and damaged several buildings and roads.
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Pompeo, Taliban negotiator discuss Afghan peace process: Taliban spokesman
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Taliban’s chief negotiator, Mullah Baradar Akhund, to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process, an insurgent spokesman said.
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Opinion: We Lebanese Thought We Could Survive Anything. We Were Wrong.
Lebanon’s economy is based on services; the country produces little and imports a lot. The plummeting value of the Lebanese lira and the lack of access to dollars means many stores can’t afford to remain open. Salaries that haven’t been slashed outright have lost their spending power. Tourism, once one of the pillars of the economy, has been severely hit in recent months from the worsening political and economic situation and the enforced pandemic lockdown.
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Analysis: Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
Power cuts that last up to 20 hours a day. Mountains of trash spilling into streets. Long lines at gas stations. It may seem like a standard summer in Lebanon, a country used to wrestling with crumbling infrastructure as it vaults from one disaster to another. Only this time, it’s different, Every day brings darker signs Lebanon has rarely seen in past crises: Mass layoffs, hospitals threatened with closure, shuttered shops and restaurants, crimes driven by desperation, a military that can no longer afford to feed its soldiers meat and warehouses that sell expired poultry.
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Saudi banks exceed maximum loan-to-deposit ratio in Q2-20
The kingdom’s banks exceeded the maximum 90% loan-to-deposit ratio, registering 90.72% during the April-June period.
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M&A benefits the Saudi banking sector
Last year two local banks (SABB and Alawwal bank) legally completed their historic merger. It was a transformational event for the Saudi banking sector as it created the third largest bank in the country with combined assets of SR257 billion ($68.5 billion) and more than one million retail customers. Recently the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Samba bank also announced their entry into a framework agreement to begin a reciprocal due diligence process aimed at a potential merger. If the two banks agree on a final deal, it will create a bank with a combined equity of SR109 billion ($29.1 billion), total assets of SR802 billion ($213.9 billion), customer deposits of SR553 billion ($147.5 billion) and a loan portfolio size of SR453 billion ($120.8 billion).
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Taliban announce three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan for Eid al-Adha, starting Friday
Disagreements over a prisoner exchange and the violence have delayed peace talks between an Afghan government-mandated committee and the Taliban, as envisaged in an agreement signed between the United States and the militant group in Doha in February.
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