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In Major Shift, Saudi Aramco Dabbles in Oil Trading
- June 11,2012
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia has long been a dominant force in global oil markets, “but has never been an oil trader.” That changed on January 1st, 2012, when Saudi Aramco began operations at Aramco Trading, a wholly owned company subsidiary. The new Aramco Trading marks an expansion in Aramco’s downstream investment portfolio in the Kingdom and overseas, […]
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Riyadh among lowest risk cities in Mideast
- June 11,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Riyadh is among the lowest risk cities in the region, with a rating that puts it ahead of international business hubs such as Milan, Lisbon, Istanbul and Moscow, according to the findings from the 2012 People Risk Index, created by Aon Hewitt, the global human resources business of Aon plc. The Aon Hewitt 2012 People […]
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Jadwa Chartbook June 2012: Trade
- June 7,2012
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- Lucien Zeigler
Riyadh-based Jadwa Investments recently released its June, 2012 Saudi ‘Chartbook’ which includes updates on the Saudi economy, trade, oil metrics as well as assessments of various sectors including banking. Below is a snapshot of Jadwa’s analysis of Saudi imports and exports and letters of credit.
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The Middle East fights the Flame, but virus spreads anyway
- June 7,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Two years ago there was Stuxnet, a virus that targeted Iranian uranium-enrichment infrastructure. Now Flame, a mutating piece of malware, is continuing to spread, infecting more than 1,000 Windows-powered computers across the Middle East. It’s centered on Iran, but has also spread to Israel and Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and even Sudan. Flame is a huge virus — 20 megabytes […]
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Wider world opened to Saudis studying abroad
- June 6,2012
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- Lucien Zeigler
Wearing the black face-covering veil favoured by Saudi women, Maha Mazyad looked through leaflets for prospective jobs with some of the Islamic kingdom’s largest companies at a recent career fair in Riyadh. A few years ago she would have worried about the disapproving reaction of friends and parents to the notion of a young woman […]
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Jadwa Chartbook June 2012: Banking
- June 6,2012
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- Lucien Zeigler
Riyadh-based Jadwa Investments recently released its June, 2012 Saudi chartbook which includes updates on the Saudi economy, trade, oil metrics as well as assessments of various sectors including banking. Below is a snapshot of Jadwa’s banking sector analysis.
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Saudi Construction Sector: A Sleeping Giant Awakes
- June 5,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Deloitte’s recently released report, “GCC powers of construction 2012: Five lessons to learn” assesses the current prospects of Saudi Arabia’s construction sector. Deloitte paints a very optimistic picture noting Saudi Arabia’s leading position in the GCC with regard to population and GDP. It also highlights the ambitious spending plans established in the latest 5-year development plan announced in […]
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Saudi, Kuwait, UAE lead Q1 GCC corporate earnings growth
- June 4,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Earnings of Saudi Arabian companies totalled $6.7 billion, an increase of 15 per cent YoY and 28 per cent QoQ. SABIC, which reported $1.9 billion in Q1 profits, saw its bottom-line decline by five per cent YoY due to softening of global petrochemical prices when compared to Q1 2011. Saudi Banks continued its stable growth […]
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Key to the kingdom
- June 3,2012
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- SUSTG Team
2012 is likely to be the tipping point for the Gulf’s most ambitious real estate project. If the good results continue, and companies carry on signing up to take advantage of the transport infrastructure coming online in 2013, then KAEC looks set to snowball. But when will the city be fully completed? “Our target is […]
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Oil Prices Fall Below Break-Even for Several Nations
- June 2,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Citibank expects that Russia will have a very turbulent next five years, given their estimate that Brent crude prices will likely settle close to $85 over that time period. Oil producers are beginning to feel the future threat of peak demand for oil caused by multiple factors — including unconventional liquid fuels — breathing down […]
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Parsons Awarded over $160 million Contracts in Saudi Arabia
The Projects including a confidential $41 million contract for technical consulting, $60 million of additional scope on existing contracts, approximately $30 million of new work for a resort and marina and new work supporting a Saudi developer.
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Commentary: Is a Defense Treaty With Saudi Arabia Worth the Commitments?
In the latest from the Pivotal States series, which examines alternative U.S. foreign policy approaches to the world’s key nations, American Statecraft Program Director Christopher S. Chivvis discussed the future of the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship with Kim Ghattas, a contributing editor at Financial Times; Aaron David Miller, American Statecraft senior fellow; and Ambassador Dennis Ross, distinguished fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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Groundbreaking Saudi-Turkish Road Comedy ‘My Treat’ to Be Produced by Front Row Productions, Alamiya Filmed Entertainment
Dubai-based Front Row Productions and new Saudi production company Alamiya Filmed Entertainment have teamed on “My Treat” (“Mahmool Makfool”), a Saudi-Turkish road-trip comedy about the misadventures of three young Saudi women who are big fans of Turkish soaps.
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Saudi Arabia reveals all 15 stadiums for the 2034 World Cup
Revealed as part of its official bid submission to FIFA, the 15 stadiums will be based in and around four cities – Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar and Abha, as well as the under-construction The Line. In total 11 new stadiums are planned for the World Cup, with three currently under construction. The country's two current largest stadiums will be renovated, while two further existing stadiums will be temporarily expanded during the tournament.
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Saudi wealth fund signs $50 bln of deals with Chinese financial firms
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF has signed six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth a total of $50 billion with leading Chinese financial institutions, the fund said in a statement on Thursday. The MoUs were signed with Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), Bank of China (BoC), China Construction Bank (CCB), China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE), Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the statement added.
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Top Saudi Chemical Firm Beats Profit Estimate in Sign of Rebound
The results will provide some relief for an industry that’s struggled with demand concerns in recent quarters. Global behemoth BASF SE reported lower second-quarter earnings while specialty-chemicals maker Lanxess AG flagged improvements but cautioned that it doesn’t see a broader market recovery yet. Sabic had itself earlier this year warned about “considerable uncertainty.”
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Saudi Arabia’s flynas flies over 7 million passengers in H1 2024
Saudi Arabia-based low-cost carrier flynas welcomed more than seven million passengers on board its flights in the first half of 2024, a 47 percent growth. The airline also reported a 37 percent increase in seat capacity for domestic and international flights during the period, compared with the same period of 2023, days after announcing the landmark purchase of 160 Airbus aircraft.
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Back-to-Back Assassinations in Middle East Scramble Biden’s Hopes for Peace
But Mr. Biden’s team vowed on Wednesday not to give up. U.S. officials spent the day reaching out to officials in Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia in hopes of keeping the spiral of violence from escalating beyond limited strikes and salvaging a possible cease-fire deal after the dust settles. A team of American negotiators pursuing a cease-fire just left Rome, and another team was heading to Cairo from Saudi Arabia to continue the effort.
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Bomb Smuggled Into Tehran Guesthouse Months Ago Killed Hamas Leader
The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse, according to five of the Middle Eastern officials. The guesthouse is run and protected by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and is part of a large compound, known as Neshat, in an upscale neighborhood of northern Tehran.
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11, agrees to plead guilty
After spending almost two decades in the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty in exchange for sentences of up to life in prison rather than face a death-penalty trial.
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