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Careem, an Uber Rival in the Middle East, is Newest ‘Unicorn’ Company with Saudi, Japanese Investments
- December 19,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Careem, one of Uber’s rivals in the Middle East, has taken in $350 million in investment led by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten and Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the second investment made by Saudi Arabia’s government into ride-sharing apps this year. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) invested $3.5 billion in ride-hailing app Uber in June, […]
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Saudi Arabia’s New Currency Offers Security Upgrades, Phases Out Small Notes
- December 14,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has unveiled newly designed banknotes and coins with added security features that make forgery difficult. The new issuance is the first step to addressing the preponderance of one-Riyal bills currently in circulation. Half of all Saudi paper notes are one-Riyal notes, which is worth a little more than a quarter U.S. dollar. A […]
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Surprise Early Gains for Saudi Leaders in Fight Against State Spending as Successful Deficit Cuts Seen Beyond Projections – Reuters
- December 13,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s 2017 state budget is “likely to show Riyadh has shrunk a huge deficit caused by cheap oil faster than expected, which may let it spend more to bolster a shaky economy” next year, according to a report in Reuters by reporters Marwa Rashad and Andrew Torchia. After a tough year economically for the Kingdom, […]
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$800m King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran Opens
- December 2,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Aramco opened the $800 million King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran on Thursday, a large steel structure that aims to deepen knowledge and creativity among Saudi youth, according to reports. According to Reuters, the center, known as “Ithra” (“to enrich” in Arabic) is located close to Saudi’s “prosperity well” that tapped some of the […]
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Trump’s Complex Global Business Interests Could Present Problems for President-Elect
- November 22,2016
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- SUSTG Team
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 […]
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Three New Ventures by MiSK to Boost Innovation, Training and Investment
- November 18,2016
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- SUSTG Team
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, […]
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Updated LinkedIn Profiles Indicate Key Hires by Saudi Arabia’s PIF
- November 17,2016
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- SUSTG Team
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 […]
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‘Downward Trend’ in Economic Activity Seen in Latest Jadwa Investment Chartbook
- November 3,2016
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- SUSTG Team
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 […]
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Are oil markets better off with OPEC cuts?
- October 17,2016
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- SUSTG Team
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 […]
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Japan’s Softbank Team Up to Create a Tech Investing Behemoth
- October 14,2016
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- SUSTG Team
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 […]
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U.S.-Saudi RelationsSix Ways to Recommit to the U.S. Partnership with Saudi Arabia
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The Obama administration imposed sanctions Thursday on a son of Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, saying the younger bin Laden poses a risk to U.S. national security.
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