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Goldman Sachs Applies to Saudi CMA for Equities Trading License in Saudi Arabia
Goldman Sachs has applied to Saudi Arabia’s capital markets regulator for a license to trade equities in the kingdom, two sources familiar with the move said, in the latest step by Western banks to expand operations in the country, Reuters reports. The bank has been operating in Saudi Arabia since 2009 as an agent and underwriter, […]
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Flurry of Business Activity in Riyadh as SoftBank To Launch $100 billion Fund during President Trump’s Visit, One of Many Deals Slated for Busy Weekend
Japan’s richest man and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son will travel to Saudi Arabia and announce the close of the first fundraising round for what will be the world’s biggest private equity fund, backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and Apple Inc., according to a Reuters report. The expected launch of the $100 billion Vision Fund […]
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New Saudi Arms Manufacturer ‘SAMI’ Launched As Part of Vision 2030 Ahead of Trump Visit
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Wednesday the launch of a national state company for arms manufacturing as part of its Vision 2030 economic and social reform program, according to reports. The new company, the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), will be producing not just arms but armored vehicles and will work to repair […]
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Saudi Defense Ministry’s Ideological Warfare Center Combats ISIS’ False Narrative
Saudi Arabia has established an Ideological Warfare Center (IWC) to combat the narrative put forth by extremist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, and to combat extremism at its ideological roots. The IWC is affiliated with the Saudi Ministry of Defense, run by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and officially aims to “confront the roots of extremism […]
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In Interview, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Discusses Economic Reforms, Regional Challenges
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave a wide-ranging interview with Saudi TV station MBC yesterday, discussing regional politics, the war in Yemen, the economy, Vision 2030, and Saudi Aramco’s planned IPO. The interview – given in Arabic – was widely broadcasted in the Kingdom and discussed on social media sites. It was his […]
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Is a Political Solution to the Yemen Conflict on the Horizon?
The Saudi-led coalition is “now looking for a political solution rather than a military operation to take Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah,” former US officials who work on Yemen told Al Monitor‘s Laura Rozen. The possible breakthrough could avoid a military escalation to take the Houthi-held strategic port, which would make the catastrophic food shortage […]
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HSBC, RBS to Discuss Potential Merger to Create 3rd Largest Lender in Saudi Arabia
For sale stakes in two Saudi banks pose risks and opportunities for buyers as Saudi Arabia pushes forward with massive economic and social reform plans. One of those for sale stakes in Alawwal Bank may have found an interested buyer. HSBC Holdings Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s Saudi Arabia ventures are exploring a […]
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Arrives in Saudi Arabia; First Top Trump Administration Official to Visit Kingdom
U.S defense Jim Mattis arrived in Saudi Arabia today, his first stop on a tour through the Middle East that will “focus on the fight against Islamic State and articulating President Donald Trump’s policy toward Syria,” Reuters reports. وزير الدفاع الأمريكي #جيم_ماتيس يصل #الرياض في أول زيارة لل #السعودية منذ توليه مهامه pic.twitter.com/Bp8RiYRlQp — U.S. […]
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Event Announcement: Vision 2030: One Year into Saudi Arabia’s Economic Reforms – A Discussion with Saudi Minister of Commerce Dr. Majed Al-Qassabi
Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2030 plan to reform the Kingdom’s economy was introduced almost one-year ago on April 26th, 2016. While it may take years or even decades to accurately measure the program’s successes and shortcomings, it is not too early to assess early progress with the critical initiative. Vision 2030: One Year into Saudi Arabia’s Economic […]
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Saudi Arabia Arrested 77 Suspected Terrorists Last Month
Saudi security forces arrested 77 terror suspects in March, according to an updated list posted on the Interior Ministry’s Nafethah Tawasol website and as reported in the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette. The suspects belong to nine nationalities — 53 of them are Saudis. The others included 16 Turks, two Syrians, one Bengali, an Egyptian, an Indian, […]
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Turkey earthquake survivors struggle to rebuild their lives one year on
Abdullah Yanar planted flowers in front of his container home to make it feel more like a real home for his family, who have been living in temporary shelters in southern Turkey since last year's devastating earthquake. The 7.8-magnitude quake that struck last February, modern Turkey's deadliest, killed several of Yanar's relatives and damaged his apartment, forcing him and his wife, daughter and son to move first into a tent then to one container home after another.
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Saudi Arabia pushes for US defense pact as 2024 presidential election looms
To create some wiggle room in talks about recognizing Israel and to get the U.S. pact back on track, Saudi officials have told their U.S. counterparts that Riyadh would not insist Israel take concrete steps to create a Palestinian state and would instead accept a political commitment to a two-state solution, two senior regional sources told Reuters.
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Turkey Names Fatih Karahan Central Bank Chief, Hafize Gaye Erkan Resigns
Turkey’s central bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan abruptly resigned late Friday night, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quickly appointed Deputy Governor Fatih Karahan to replace her, signaling a continuation of the transition to more investor-friendly, orthodox economic policies that Erkan helped to spearhead. Karahan has been a member of the central bank’s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee since July, and had previously worked at the New York Fed and as a principal economist at Amazon.com, according to his biography on the central bank website. Prior to the announcement, Bloomberg reported that he was being considered for the central bank’s top job. Erdogan’s decision was published in the Official Gazette at midnight.
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US launches series of airstrikes in Iraq, Syria
The U.S. military hit dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria on Friday and dozens more in Yemen on Saturday, targeting Iranian forces and Iran-backed militias. The strikes in Iraq and Syria were a direct reaction to an explosive drone attack Sunday that killed three American soldiers and wounded more than 40 others at a remote base in Jordan. Those targets included facilities for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, as well as infrastructure for Iran-backed militias that operate collectively as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
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Israel says it has struck more than 50 Hezbollah targets in Syria since Oct 7
The Israeli military said on Saturday that since the outbreak of the Gaza war on Oct. 7 it had struck more than 50 targets in Syria linked to the Iranian-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah. The remarks, in a briefing by chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari that mainly discussed efforts to beat back Hezbollah attacks launched in solidarity with Hamas, were a departure from Israel's usual reticence about Syria operations. "Everywhere Hezbollah is, we shall be. We will take action everywhere required in the Middle East," Hagari said.
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Jabeur Backs Saudi Arabia After Criticism From Tennis Greats
Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur on Saturday threw her support behind the potential staging of the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia, urging critics to be "more informed" on the Kingdom's interest in the sport. Jabeur, a three-time Grand Slam finalist and former world number two, said she was impressed by the response of Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, to criticism from Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert of the WTA's possible deal with the Kingdom.
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A Shifting Tone on Palestinian Statehood
The US, by far the most important country when it comes to swaying Israel, says it hasn’t shifted its official stance regarding an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza. But its calls for one to be created eventually are getting louder. For now, Israel isn’t listening as it continues with its campaign to destroy Hamas and ensure Oct. 7 is never repeated. But the pressure is mounting, including from its closest supporters.
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US intends further strikes against Iran-backed groups, White House says
The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser said on Sunday, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days. The United States and Britain unleashed attacks against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, a day after the U.S. military hit Tehran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a deadly attack on U.S. troops in Jordan.
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OECD raises global growth outlook on US strength
The global economy is on course to hold up better this year than expected only a few months ago as an improved outlook in the United States offsets euro zone weakness, the OECD said on Monday. World economic growth is expected to ease from 3.1% in 2023 to 2.9% this year, better than the 2.7% expected in November in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's last outlook. In an update of its forecasts for major economies, the Paris-based OECD left its 2025 global estimate unchanged at 3.0%, when growth is expected to be boosted by major central banks rate cuts as inflation pressures subside.
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ExxonMobil’s CEO doesn’t care about his growth plans annoying Saudi Arabia
“We expect to grow our volumes in 2024 to about 650,000 barrels per day, and then we’re going to continue that growth through to the targets that we’ve laid out in 2027 of about a million barrels a day,” CEO Darren Woods said on a call with investors.
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