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  • Trump’s Complex Global Business Interests Could Present Problems for President-Elect
     

    President-elect Donald Trump’s complex business dealings before and during his candidacy for the office, and now after his victory on November 8th, continue to draw scrutiny from the media and elected officials in the United States. The president-elect has drawn additional attention for his initial meetings with world leaders that apparently mix his business and family […]

     
  • Three New Ventures by MiSK to Boost Innovation, Training and Investment
     

    Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s MiSK Foundation launched three new strategic ventures in Riyadh aimed “at comprehensively building the skills, knowledge and capability for economic growth within the Saudi Arabian tech sector,” Reuters and the Saudi Gazette reports. MiSK Academy, MiSK Technovation and MiSK Booster mark a significant new development in the foundation’s work to empower, […]

     
  • Updated LinkedIn Profiles Indicate Key Hires by Saudi Arabia’s PIF
     

    Recently updated LinkedIn profiles indicate a hiring spree by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) as the Kingdom looks to use the sovereign wealth fund to jump-start its reform plans. Reuters reports that several executives have updated their LinkedIn profiles to indicate a new affiliation with the PIF, but the PIF did not comment directly on […]

     
  • ‘Downward Trend’ in Economic Activity Seen in Latest Jadwa Investment Chartbook
     

    Jadwa Investment’s recently released economic chartbook for the month of November found a downward trend in economic activity and the fourth consecutive negative change in government accounts with SAMA. “Economic data for September showed a downward trend in economic activity,” Jadwa said it the report, pointing to negative growth in cash withdrawals from ATMs and […]

     
  • Are oil markets better off with OPEC cuts?
     

    Jadwa Investment’s latest Quarterly Oil Market Update anticipates that OPEC’s decision to announce, but not to implement, a cut in production will likely lead to a small cut in oil production “more akin to a production ’freeze’ rather than an outright cut”. “Any agreement by OPEC, if reached, will of course need to be acted […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Japan’s Softbank Team Up to Create a Tech Investing Behemoth
     

    Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank Group will create a technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100 billion, making it one of the world’s largest private equity investors. Softbank is creating a new global tech investment fund, seeded with $25 billion of its own money. The fund, which will be London, UK based […]

     
  • Yemen’s Houthis Fire Another Missile into Saudi Arabia as Kingdom, Iran Spar at UN over War
     

    Saudi Arabia says it has shot down a ballistic missile fired into the Kingdom by Houthi rebels and their Iranian allies in the latest incident in Yemen’s civil war that has raged for nearly 19 months. The missile targeted the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait and was destroyed Tuesday night without causing any injuries, the Saudi Press […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Switches to Gregorian Calendar
     

    Saudi Arabia has shifted to the Gregorian or “Western” calendar as a basis for paying civil servants as part of broader fiscal changes, according to reports. The kingdom adopted the lunar Islamic calendar when it was founded in 1932, but the change places its payment schedule in line with the West. It also brings civil […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry Criticizes JASTA, Congress Weighs Adjustment of Law
     

    Although the Congressional override of President Obama’s veto on the controversial Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) was anticipated, it’s reality has proved shocking to U.S. leaders as well as countries globally.  Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has issued a statement strongly condemning the legislation and noted, as has been done frequently in the run-up […]

     
  • Jadwa Investment Report Looks at ‘Significant Implications of Vision 2030 on Trade and Financial Flows’ for Saudi Arabia
     

    A recently released Jadwa Investment report researches the impact that Vision 2030 is likely to have on international trade and investment flows with Saudi Arabia. This report looks at the evolution of the current account for the period 2016-30, which is forecast to reach a surplus of $135 billion (8 percent of GDP) by 2030. “While oil export […]

     

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  • Prince Khalid bin Salman launches locally assembled new Hawk jet

    On the occasion of the rolling out of the latest jet Hawk aircraft assembled in Saudi Arabia, the minister said on his X account: “I was pleased to inaugurate the latest advanced jet aircraft, the Hawk T-165, which was assembled totally in the Kingdom by the Saudi hands, and to honor those working on it. This achievement reflects the extension of the successes of the vision of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in transferring and localizing technology in the military industries sector.”

  • Big Oil’s Optimism Faces Reality Check in Tech-Obsessed Stock Market

    Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. are generating returns not seen since their heyday over a decade ago, with $58.7 billion handed to shareholders last year and more to come in 2024, even if crude prices drop. And yet, they’re struggling to compete in a stock market beholden to Silicon Valley. Chevron hit record production in 2023 while buying back 5% of its stock and forecasts oil and gas growth of as much as 7% this year, led by low-cost barrels from the Permian Basin. It was rewarded with a 3% bump in its shares Friday, slightly better than Shell Plc’s gain a day earlier. Exxon, which is gushing cash from the fast-growing oil discovery in Guyana, fell 0.4%.

  • Land Routes Via UAE, Saudi Arabia Tested to Bypass Houthi-Menaced Red Sea

    An Israeli software startup and one of the world’s biggest shipping lines are among companies that for the first time are opening up commercial trade routes running through the heart of the Middle East to bypass the Houthi-menaced Red Sea.

  • Saudi defense minister inaugurates World Defense Show 2024

    The defense minister toured the exhibition, which features participation from over 773 exhibitors representing more than 75 countries, alongside numerous government entities and leading local and international companies in the defense and security sector. He also viewed the aerial displays, static aircraft exhibitions, and ground equipment in the display area. Speaking on the occasion, GAMI Gov. Ahmad Al-Ohali, said that the Kingdom has begun to reap the benefits of the huge support extended by the country’s leadership, with localization rates in the defense sector increasing from 4 percent to 13.6 percent at the end of 2022.

  • Huge draw for Saudi made Lucid EV, equipped with drone and AI, at Riyadh World Defense Show

    The first ever Saudi made Lucid electric vehicle, equipped with drone and artificial intelligence technologies, is on display at the World Defense Show, which kicked off in Riyadh on Sunday. Large number of people are visiting this smart patrol vehicle, which is a major attraction at the pavilion of the Ministry of Interior in the show. The electric vehicle which will start being used within the fleet of security patrol vehicles in Saudi Arabia, would have several security features, supported by AI technologies, in the Saudi security forces’ drive in accomplishing their mission.

  • Saudi business conditions slowed to 2-year lows in January – PMI

    Business activities in Saudi Arabia have slowed to two-year lows, with increased cost pressures and softening demand affecting growth in the kingdom’s non-oil private sector, according to January’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia PMI for January dipped to 55.4 from December’s 57.5, signalling a weak improvement in the health of the country’s non-oil economy. Even though business activity levels expanded at their slowest pace since 2022, it continued to increase across sectors due to a rise in new business intakes. The rate of sales growth eased to a five-month low.

  • View of historic and cultural district of Al-Balad in western coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a view of the historic and cultural district of Al-Balad in the western coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al-Balad is famous for its colorful architecture.

  • 25,000 artifact fragments from early Islamic period unearthed from Historic Jeddah

    As many as 25,000 fragments of artifacts dating back the Islamic caliphates during the first two centuries of the Hijri Calendar, corresponding to the 7th to 8th centuries AD, have been discovered from the Jeddah Historic Area. The announcement in this regard was made by the Jeddah Historic District Program (JHDP), in collaboration with the Saudi Heritage Commission. The archaeological discoveries were announced as part of the Historic Jeddah Revival Project, initiated by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.

  • Sah bonds: All you need to know about Saudi Arabia’s first dedicated savings product for individuals

    Saudi Arabia has launched the subscription to its first savings product dedicated to individuals – Sah –  with a yield reaching 5.64 percent on the first issuance. Registration for the Islamic-compliant bond, issued by the Ministry of Finance, started on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. and will end on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 3 p.m. The Sah bonds are organized by the National Debt Management Center and designed as a savings product for individuals, offering attractive returns.  The bonds are offered monthly according to the issuance schedule, with a one-year savings period, fixed returns, and profits disbursed at the end of the bond’s maturity date.

  • Non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia and UAE grew in January

    Business activity in the non-oil private sector economies of Saudi Arabia and the UAE continued to expand in January, albeit at a slower pace, amid continued growth momentum in the Arab world’s two largest economies. The seasonally adjusted Riyad Bank purchasing managers’ index ­– a crucial gauge of the kingdom’s non-oil economy – slipped to 55.4 in January, down from 57.5 in December. Though the headline PMI was at the lowest level in two years, the upturn remained strong overall and widespread across the monitored sectors, as it remained well above the neutral 50 mark that separates growth from contraction.