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  • Saudi Is World’s Largest Market For Islamic Assets
     

    Saudi Arabia is emerging as the largest market for Islamic assets, according to a new report by Ernst & Young. According to the report, Saudi Arabia, with an estimated $207 billion of Islamic assets in 2011, was ranked first in the world. Malaysia was ranked second with total assets of $106 billion and UAE ranked […]

     
  • Riyadh at Night
     

    The population of Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, has risen dramatically in the last half century—from 150,000 in 1960 to 5.4 million in 2012. The city appears as a brightly colored patchwork in this nighttime astronaut photograph. The brightest lights, apart from those on the old Riyadh Airbase, follow the commercial districts along […]

     
  • Jadwa Investment – December 2012 Saudi Chartbook
     

    Jadwa Investment’s Saudi Chartbook for the month of December 2012 assesses a number of key aspects of the Saudi economy including the real economy, bank lending, banking indicators, inflation, trade, oil, exchange rates, the TASI (Saudi Stock Market), sectoral performance, and more. A summary of the report is provided for your consideration below, and the […]

     
  • AME Info’s series on doing business in Saudi Arabia: a guide to the guide
     

    AMEinfo, based in Dubai’s Media City, is a well-known provider of business news and information covering the Gulf and larger Middle East.  Founded in 1993 it was acquired by London-based Emap Communications in July 2006.  Emap also owns MEED. The AME info site now claims over two million readers monthly.

     
  • For Saudi Football, a Moment in the International Spotlight
     

    Saudi Arabia’s national football team has had its ups and downs in the last decade, thus far struggling to make a name for itself as a contender in a world full of elite national teams. Nevertheless, the ups and downs of the Saudi program are closely followed by Saudis all over the world and has, […]

     
  • Jadwa Investment – November 2012 Saudi Chartbook
     

    Jadwa Investment’s Saudi Chartbook for the month of November 2012 assesses a number of key aspects of the Saudi economy including the real economy, bank lending, banking indicators, inflation, trade, oil, exchange rates, the TASI (Saudi Stock Market), sectoral performance, and third quarter earnings. To read the entire report in full as a PDF, click […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s SABIC sets sights on U.S. shale gas boom
     

    Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is considering investing in the United States to capitalise on the shale gas boom there, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday. SABIC and other petrochemical producers in Saudi Arabia have been looking for additional gas supplies to fuel their expansion plans, with SABIC now casting its gaze overseas. “We […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Seeks $6.7 Billion of U.S. Transport Planes
     

    Saudi Arabia plans to buy 20 C-130J military transport planes, five KC-130J refueling aircraft and related equipment from Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) valued at about $6.7 billion, the Pentagon said today in a statement.The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential sale to Saudi Arabia, the agency said in a statement posted […]

     
  • Vela-Bahri merger creates one of the world’s largest shipping firms
     

    Vela International Marine Limited, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company, signed a landmark merger agreement with the National Shipping Company of Saudi (Bahri), resulting in the creation of one of the world’s largest shipping companies.The signing of the agreement was held Sunday and attended by executive officials of both parties including Khalid A. Al-Falih, […]

     
  • Commentary: Saudi Arbitration Court in the UK?
     

    In a recent Financial Times article Caroline Binham and Helen Warrell reported that, “Saudi Arabia will lobby the UK government as early as November to set up a confidential court in London that would settle multimillion pound commercial disputes arising from the Middle Eastern kingdom. The Saudis hope that a London-based arbitration centre would help counter investor […]

     

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  • Gulf region is world’s ‘most ambitious economic reform story,’ says Templeton executive at FII 2024

    “If you think about it, really, from a broad global landscape today, we’re seeing global growth is fairly sluggish. We’re seeing emerging markets being mixed bags,” Khatoun told Arabian Business. ”There’s a few areas of the world today where you can look at and say there’s an embedded structural, multi-year structural growth story.” The transformation encompasses multiple dimensions, he noted. “The stories are folding in many different ways. But there’s economic reform, there’s capital markets reform, and there’s social reform, and for investors like us, that’s unlocking tremendous opportunities.”

  • Compliance Issues in the Construction Supply Chain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    The construction industry in the Middle East, especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has witnessed rapid growth due to the mega-projects and Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the KSA’s economy. This expansion has also brought about complex compliance challenges in the construction supply chain. Financiers, developers, contractors, suppliers and stakeholders must ensure adherence to local laws and international standards to enable the successful delivery of projects. Non-compliance with such requirements can result in financial penalties, delays, additional costs and reputational damage.

  • Saudi Arabia Vows to Maintain Its Status as an Oil Giant

    As Saudi Arabia prepares to tender 44 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects, it will continue to maintain its oil-producing potential to ensure global energy security, officials from the Kingdom said at the annual investment forum in Riyadh on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude oil exporter, will keep its maximum sustainable capacity of 12.3 million barrels per day (bpd) going forward. By 2027, the Kingdom will have more than 1.1 million bpd of production of oilfields currently under development, which are expected to offset the natural decline of legacy fields.

  • Saudi Arabia Looks for More Global Investments in Chemicals Push

    The kingdom is already in talks to buy stakes in companies in China and the state-run Saudi Aramco has said it wants more deals this year and the next. Investing in plants that produce chemicals — which Riyadh sees as a driver of growth of future oil demand — as a way to ensure it has a ready market for its vast crude supply. “We will be using oil to chemicals, domestically and abroad, and that’s why you see us, or you see Aramco investing a lot in China and we will be investing a lot everywhere else on planet Earth,” Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman said at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh. “In this room in 2019, I did say we will monetize every molecule of energy this land has. Period.”

  • Saudi’s first China-focused ETF to become the largest in Middle East

    Saudi Arabia's first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track Hong Kong-listed shares, mainly Chinese firms, are expected to be the largest such funds in the Middle East. Trading of the product, which kicks off on Wednesday on the Saudi Stock Exchange, has raised more than $1.2 billion at the start, issuer Albilad Capital and its partner Hong Kong's CSOP Asset Management said. The initial size will surpass the current largest Islamic ETF - Al Rayan Qatar ETF - listed on the Qatar Exchange, LSEG data shows.

  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

    The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who have been attacking ships traveling through the Red Sea corridor for nearly a year now over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip. The violence has disrupted international shipping through the region, once valued at $1 trillion in goods annually.

  • Saudi Arabia is ready to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, TASS cites envoy as saying

    Saudi Arabia is ready to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Russian state news agency TASS cited the Saudi ambassador to Moscow as saying on Tuesday. It quoted the envoy as saying that the kingdom was supportive of moves to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis and "ready to make intermediary efforts in order to establish contacts between all involved parties". No peace talks have taken place between Russia and Ukraine since the first weeks of the war in 2022, although several outside parties including China and African leaders have come forward with peace initiatives.

  • Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli parliament’s decision to ban UNRWA

    The move “constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and a direct violation of the rules of international legitimacy, in light of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe facing the brotherly Palestinian people,” the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.

  • Saudi Arabia, Spain Team Up to Build Advanced Combat Corvettes

    Saudi Arabia and Spain agreed on Tuesday to build three advanced combat ships for the Saudi Navy. This initiative supports the “Sarawat Project,” which aims to enhance Saudi Arabia’s maritime security capabilities. Under this agreement, the new multi-mission combat ships will enhance Saudi Arabia’s readiness against air, surface, and subsurface threats. The ships, classified as “Corvette Avante 2200,” will defend Saudi Arabia’s vital interests, strengthen maritime security, and support the National Defense Strategy aligned with Vision 2030. The new ships will match the five Sarawat Project ships delivered earlier, featuring cutting-edge combat and engineering systems. This agreement highlights the commitment of both nations to bolster naval strength and safeguard regional security.

  • Kering Launches its Kering Generation Award in Saudi Arabia in Partnership with the Saudi Fashion Commission

    The first Saudi edition of this Award program will specifically seek to identify start-ups that have an impact on customer engagement, circular economy and water protection. Together, Kering and the Saudi Fashion Commission commit to driving impactful change by promoting sustainable practices and supporting visionary fashion initiatives that shape a responsible future.