SUSTG.com / Research

Discover stories, topics, and more about Saudi Arebia faster.

We can't find results matching your search.

Adjust your search and try again or browse topics and stories below.

Recent stories from sustg

  • 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 […]

     
  • Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cracks Bloomberg’s 50 Most Influential in Finance
     

    Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been ranked 42nd Bloomberg’s list of the 50 Most Influential People in the world of finance. Bloomberg said that the 31-year old prince has drawn up a plan to transform the world’s biggest crude exporter into a diversified economy fit for the next era, almost eight decades after […]

     
  • New Desalination Technology at KACST in Saudi Arabia ‘Opens Doors to Higher Worldwide Clean Water Sources’
     

    The first worldwide adsorption water desalination and cooling plant has been successfully implemented by King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) in August 2016, the university said in a press release, as the Kingdom continues to be a global leader in desalination technology. Adsorption Desalination and Cooling (ADC) is a newly invented technology, co-owned […]

     
  • President Obama to Veto JASTA Bill
     

    White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama will veto the controversial Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) passed by congress last week, setting up a showdown with Congress. Earnest reiterated the White House’s fear that the measure would expose U.S. citizens to legal action overseas if foreign countries pass […]

     
  • Hajj 2016 Begins: Millions Gather in Saudi Arabia
     

    An estimated two million pilgrims have converged in Saudi Arabia for the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage today, lasting until Wednesday, September 13th. The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, which capable Muslims must perform at least once, marking the spiritual peak of their lives. Worshippers from more than 150 countries will embark on […]

     
  • U.S. House to Allow Vote on Controversial JASTA Bill This Week
     

    The U.S.  House of Representatives will vote this week on a bill allowing the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, a Republican leadership source told Politico Wednesday. The highly-politicized Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) bill, which President Obama said would receive his veto should it make it to […]

     

MUST-READS

  • Biden to send CIA chief to advance new hostage release/extended pause deal

    The planned talks, to involve Burns as well as Israel Mossad chief David Barnea, Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamal, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, are expected to be held in Europe. They come as Israeli media reported that a tentative agreement on the principles for a deal to release all the remaining hostages in exchange for an extended cessation of hostilities has been reached.

  • World Court says Israel must take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza

    The World Court on Friday ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but it stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire.
    Ruling on a case brought by South Africa, the court said Israel must ensure its forces did not commit genocide and take measures to improve the humanitarian situation for Palestinian civilians in the enclave.

  • US, Israeli intelligence chiefs to discuss Gaza hostage deal -sources

    U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and his Israeli counterpart will meet with Qatari officials in coming days for talks on a second potential Gaza hostage deal, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
    Burns and the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence service, David Barnea, will meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Europe this weekend, one official briefed on the meeting told Reuters.

  • China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say

    Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing, four Iranian sources and a diplomat familiar with the matter said.
    The discussions about the attacks and trade between China and Iran took place at several recent meetings in Beijing and Tehran, the Iranian sources said, declining to provide details about when they took place or who attended.

  • Global economy outlook at odds with aggressive rate cut bets – Reuters poll

    Global growth is set to stay resilient this year and only pick up pace a bit in 2025, according to a Reuters poll of economists, a stable outlook at odds with still-relatively aggressive interest rate cut bets in financial markets.
    Growth among leading economies is not forecast to be consistent, with relative strength in the United States and India, and sluggishness expected from the euro zone, as well as No. 2 economy China.

  • Dubai’s property boom shows signs of fizzling out

    As cranes speckle the Dubai skyline and ultra-luxury homes change hands at record prices, signs that the city-state's property boom is fizzling out are coming into view.
    Developers, investors and brokers are privately asking how quickly one of last year's hottest real estate markets could turn and whether a painful correction akin to the slump that rocked the emirate in 2008 can be ruled out.
    Since then Dubai has pursued an economic reboot anchored on what it hopes is sustainable growth, including a 10-year plan known as D33, to double output and become one of the world's top four financial centres.

  • Saudi Aramco Keeps Sending Oil Through Houthi-Menaced Red Sea

    “We’re moving in the Red Sea with our oil and products cargoes,” Mohammed Al Qahtani, who heads Aramco’s refining and oil trading and marketing businesses, said in an interview at the company’s headquarters in Dhahran. The associated risks are “manageable,” he said. The decision contrasts with swaths of other tanker owners who abandoned Red Sea trips after the US and UK bombed parts of Yemen in an effort to quell the Houthi attacks. The militants responded by saying both nations’ shipping would be targeted, alongside that of Israel prompting naval warnings for merchant vessels to stay away.

  • Saudi Arabia identifies 1,200 sites for wind, solar projects

    Researchers at King Abdulaziz University recently conducted a techno-economic analysis for utility-scale wind and solar plants in Saudi Arabia. They found that current tariffs make projects economically unviable. The Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) recently launched the fifth round of the Saudi Arabian government's National Renewable Energy Program (NREP).

  • Delivery orders in Saudi Arabia hit 200M in 2023, Riyadh on top: TGA

    Delivery orders exceeded a whopping 200 million across Saudi Arabia last year, Saleh Al-Zuwayed, Spokesperson for the Transport General Authority (TGA), told Asharq News.   Riyadh had the lion’s share of these orders, followed by Jeddah then the remaining cities.   He added that 37 licensed delivery firms operate in the Kingdom, along with 100 others in the light transport field, which deliver orders of 3.5 million tons maximum. Regulations will drive growth in this activity, while enhancing the quality of services and operating efficiency.   TGA recently issues six regulations for the order delivery sector, to come into force gradually as of next April, Argaam earlier reported.

  • Saudi businesswoman buys signed Ronaldo Al-Nassr jersey for $125,000

    The sale took place during a dinner party on the sidelines of an event in the run-up to the Diriyah ePrix, which will take place on Jan. 26 and 27. In a 65-second video of the auction posted on X, the auctioneer can be heard saying the bidding for the Portuguese star’s shirt has reached $77,500, and he notes his surprise that it is increasing so quickly.