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  • Jadwa: Economic Data for July Shows ‘Mixed Picture’ for Saudi Economy
     

    Recently-released Jadwa Investment monthly chartbook data on the Saudi economy for July showed “a mixed picture in economic activity,” the Riyadh-based investment firm said, noting that data on point-of-sale transactions and ATM withdrawals showed a notable slowdown in July, while the non-oil PMI rose to a 2016 high. The Saudi unemployment rate rose slightly to 11.6 […]

     
  • $20 Billion Dow-Saudi Aramco Venture Takes Another Step
     

    Sadara, a joint-venture between Dow Chemical Company and Saudi Aramco has started its mixed feed cracker, the only one of its kind in the Middle East and one of 26 manufacturing units that will be part of the Sadara chemical complex. Located in Jubail Industrial City along the Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia, Sadara was […]

     
  • Ministry of Labor Moves to Implement Saudisation of all Telecom Shops
     

    The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development continues to move aggressively to implement its goal to Saudize the telecom sector – specifically workers in mobile telephone shops – by September 2, 2016. Minister Mofrej Al-Haqbani had previously stated that, “We have no intention of postponing the implementation of the decision or extending the grace […]

     
  • As Civilian Casualties Grow in Yemen, Capitol Hill Questions U.S.-Saudi Arms Deals
     

    As casualties mount in the Saudi-led war in Yemen to reinstate the legitimate U.N.-recognized Hadi government, some U.S. lawmakers are considering whether to block the sale of additional arms to Saudi Arabia. It is not known if the potential block has significant backing on Capitol Hill, and criticism of past arms sales to Saudi Arabia […]

     
  • Is Saudi Arabia’s Economy Turning the Corner?
     

    Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector may be showing signs of stabilization after roughly two years of uncertainty and significant economic policy changes, according to new data. A recently published Saudi Arabia PMI by Emirates NBD shows growth in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector accelerated to an eight-month high in July. “July’s survey is encouraging as it suggests […]

     
  • $6.9 billion in Tourist Projects Approved under Saudi NTP
     

    Saudi Arabia approved more than SR26 billion ($6.9 billion) of tourism projects under the Kingdom’s National Transformation Program (NTP) on Sunday, according to reports. The funding will go to existing development projects in the pipeline as well as new efforts to preserve Saudi Arabia’s heritage sites, of which many are seen as underdeveloped and inadequately protected. Previously, […]

     
  • 11 Saudi Citizens Including 7 Soldiers Die on Border with Yemen ahead of Next Round of Peace Talks
     

    Four people were killed and three wounded in Saudi Arabia when a shell fired from inside Yemen exploded in a town close to the border, Saudi Civil Defense said on Monday. The announcement followed news that seven Saudi soldiers and dozens of Houthi fighters were killed in heavy fighting on the border with Yemen on […]

     
  • Reuters Poll: Non-Oil Business Activity Slows in Gulf as Governments Tighten Spending
     

    A recently released Reuters poll of economists finds that non-oil business activity is slowing in the Gulf because of government austerity measures, causing some to revise their economic forecasts down for the region. In 2015, growth in the GCC “began to lose steam as governments reduced spending to limit big budget deficits caused by cheap oil,” […]

     
  • Flare Up on Saudi Border with Yemen as Saudi Shoots Down Missile
     

    The Saudi-led military coalition said Sunday that it shot down a ballistic missile fired at the Kingdom from Yemen, according to reports. The missile targeting the southern city of Najran was intercepted at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, a statement carried on the official Saudi Press Agency says. On the same day, Saudi-led airstrikes hit hideouts of the […]

     
  • Pokemon GO Banned in Saudi Arabia; 3 Arrested at Jeddah Airport – Report
     

    Pokemon GO, the viral video game phenomenon that has taken the U.S. and other markets around the world by storm, has been banned in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in the Evening Standard which cited the Arabic-language newspaper Almowaten. Pokemon GO is a game available on smartphones that allows users to catch different characters […]

     

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