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Saudi Stock Market Continues Hot Streak, is Sixth Strongest Globally in 2022
- April 19,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index, the Tadawul All Share Index (TASI), is the sixth best performing globally “and gains may not be over yet,” analysts and fund managers believe, according to Bloomberg.
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Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market to Launch Single-Stock Futures Trading Soon
- April 18,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange will launch single-stock futures (SSFs) trading soon in an effort to boost liquidity on the market, the CEO of the Tadawul Mohammed Al-Rumaih told a local source, according to Arab News.
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The major transformation and overhaul of Saudi Arabia’s military with defense expert Bilal Saab and much more – The 966 Episode 32
- March 25,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Episode 32 of The 966 – the hosts welcome defense and security expert Bilal Saab to discuss the little-known but historically significant transformations underway in Saudi Arabia’s military and security institutions. The hosts also talk about the personal status law that will make a major real-life change for women and families in the Kingdom, a […]
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Saudi Arabia Seeks to Launch Middle East’s First Carbon Exchange with Aramco, ACWA
- March 23,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Aramco and ACWA Power may be the first of a total of five companies to join a new carbon exchange set up by the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), according to Bloomberg.
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Saudi Women Cheer Kingdom’s New Personal Status Law
- March 10,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s new personal status law which will further empower Saudi women will be enacted within 90 days, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, noting that it was “comprehensive in addressing all the problems that the family and women were suffering from.”
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Security and Defense Expert David Des Roches Joins The 966 to Talk Ukraine and the Middle East
- March 4,2022
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- SUSTG Team
The hosts invite NDU professor and security expert Col. David Des Roches (Ret.) back on the program for episode 29 to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how it impacts the Middle East, as well as the changing role of NATO and energy markets. The hosts and Des Roches also discuss Lucid’s new plant in […]
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Latest Jadwa Chartbook: Saudi Investors Unfazed So Far on Russian Invasion; Consumer Spending Climbs
- March 2,2022
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- SUSTG Team
The latest edition of the monthly chartbook from Jadwa Investment found some encouraging data points on the Saudi economy, as observers of the Kingdom look for a strong year of growth in 2022.
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Market-Leading Pharmacy Firm Nahdi Seeks Up to $1.36 billion in Saudi Arabia’s Biggest IPO Since Aramco
- March 1,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Nahdi Medical Co, Saudi Arabia’s market leader in retail pharmacies, “aims to raise up to 5.11 billion riyals ($1.36 billion) in the country’s biggest initial public offering since Saudi Aramco’s listing in 2019,” Reuters reports.
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Saudis Worldwide Mark Inaugural Celebration of Founding Day
- February 22,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia held celebrations on Tuesday to commemorate for the first time the Kingdom’s foundation nearly 300 years ago, “choosing a date that downplays the central role played by clerics from the ultra-conservative Wahhabi school of Islam” and instead focusing on the date in 1727 when Mohammed bin Saud, founder of the first Saudi state, took over […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Capital to Get Yet Another New Development: The Avenues Riyadh
- February 15,2022
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- SUSTG Team
The list of new or revitalized real estate developments in Riyadh grew this week with the announcement of a new multi-purpose district called “The Avenues Riyadh,” located in the city’s north west area.
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BRICS Membership: A Game-Changer for Saudi Arabia’s Economy?
First and foremost, it is important to understand the economic power of the BRICS nations. Together, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa represent 40% of the world population and 25% of global GDP. If Saudi Arabia were to join this group, it would not only significantly increase the size and influence of the bloc, but also provide the country with access to a powerful network of economic partners.
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First Milling Co. plans IPO on Saudi exchange
First Milling Co. is planning an initial public offering and listing of its ordinary shares on the main market of the Saudi Exchange. The company was approved for an IPO of 16.65 million ordinary shares, representing 30% of the company’s share capital. The final price at which all subscribers in the offering will purchase shares will be determined at the end of the book-building period. First Mills produces more than 48 flour products and wheat byproducts such as animal feed, bran and wheat germ. It has a premium flour brand, Aloula, which is marketed in retail outlets across Saudi Arabia.
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Then and now: How Arab states changed course on Syria
President Bashar al-Assad's attendance at an Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday is the result of big policy shifts by Arab states that once backed his opponents in Syria's civil war. Here is an overview of the policies of major Arab players towards Syria and Assad, and how they have changed
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Disasters, exacerbated by climate change, displaced more people than war in 2022—the year Russia invaded Ukraine
By the end of 2022, a total of 71.1 million people were living in internal displacement, a state in which they have been forced to flee their homes but not crossed an international border. It marks the highest number on record and a 20% increase on the previous year.
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Saudi Arabia announces major change to work and visit visas
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a new initiative, cancelling the visa sticker on passports and switching to an e-visa with QR code.
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Cristiano Ronaldo: How superstar ‘has changed everything’ about Saudi football
Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al-Nasser has completely transformed the Saudi top flight, says another of the division's overseas players. Speaking to FourFourTwo for the latest issue available to buy, Kaku – a Paraguay international who plays for Al-Taawoun – explained the transformative impact of Ronaldo's arrival in the Saudi Pro League.
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Commentary: Saudi Arabia’s changed approach in Yemen
The first sign of the Houthis’ willingness to yield to Tehran’s dictates came immediately after the Saudi delegation’s visit to Sana’a. The intensity of the Houthi media discourse died down to some extent and, after long obstructing the process, the Houthis forged ahead with the exchange of prisoners. They also began to dismantle the border shanty towns that they had erected in recent years to smuggle sub-Saharan African migrants into Saudi territory. Such steps are obviously not sufficient, but they are part of the confidence-building measures which it is widely believed, may require many more years of patient work.
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New Changes to Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law
Most importantly for companies doing business in the Kingdom, the revised PDPL outlines a broader set of circumstances under which cross-border data transfers are allowed. It also introduces standard “data adequacy” language, mandating that data can only be transferred to jurisdictions offering equal or higher levels of data protection, although the law does not specify the process or criteria for making adequacy decisions.
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Riyadh housing crisis: Expats head to Saudi after HQ rule change but face major real estate shortage
“A lot of expats are moving to the Kingdom and they’re looking for accommodation, but we have to remember that historically, the focus has always been on larger properties like larger apartments and villas because that is what the Saudi population has historically wanted – to live in a large family home.” A “significant amount of residential development” is needed “to cope with the project population growth,” said Durrani, which is set to at least double. In Riyadh, the population is expected to grow from 7.5 million today to around 17 to 18 million by the end of the decade.
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Report: Saudi Arabia makes major changes to work visas
Practical and written test of skilled workers will be carried out under the programme based on which they can apply for a Saudi work visa. Five professions are selected for skill testing in the initial phase including plumber, electrician, welder, automobile electrician and refrigeration/air conditioning technician.
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