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Opening the TASI: What You Need to Know
- May 15,2012
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- Hussein Abusaaq
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter and the Middle East’s biggest economy, is about to complete a gradual process to open its stock market, known as the Tadawul or TASI, directly to international investors for the first time. The initial step toward this action was to give other GCC countries the right to invest […]
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“Milestone” oil manipulation case unsettles traders
- April 21,2012
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- SUSTG Team
U.S. regulators’ $14 million settlement with high-frequency trading firm Optiver over oil price manipulation in 2007 is a “milestone” victory in their toughening stance on market malfeasance which is being closely watched by traders. In its first major case against an algorithmic trader, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said late on Thursday that a court […]
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Al-Rabiah moves to push foreign trade and investment
- April 11,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah yesterday opened a major workshop for the development of Saudi commercial attaches as part of the ministry’s efforts to promote trade and investment relations with foreign countries. The workshop attended by top officials from related departments and agencies discussed ways to improve the performance of Saudi commercial attaches abroad […]
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Critical Commercial and Economic Ties: Interview with Jose Fernandez
- April 3,2012
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- SUSTG Team
The 2nd US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Atlanta in December brought together a high level delegation of over 200 Saudi officials and business people with over 1000 Americans to explore the $1 trillion-plus commercial openings available in the coming decade in the Kingdom. The response to the Forum – and what it means for American investment and […]
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Saudi Market Opens Up, but Gradually
- March 22,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Regulators of the Saudi stock exchange, Tadawul, the largest in the Arab world, are fine-tuning the draft of a law on Qualified Foreign Investors in the hope of attracting institutional fund managers to buy shares directly in the $400 billion market. The market, which is equal in size to the combined value of the stock […]
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Car-nage
- March 20,2012
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- SUSTG Team
In his weekly piece for Arab News, Abdulateef Al-Mulhim takes a look at the extraordinary toll exacted on Saudi roads. With well-engineered roads and streets and access to the latest and safest automobiles, he says, Saudi Arabia still leads the world in highway fatalities. He offers a few ideas about how to gain control over […]
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Top-10 ranking in sight for Tadawul
- March 16,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange is expected to quickly rank among the world’s 10 most active markets if it opens up to international investors.
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What to Know About the TASI Opening
- February 29,2012
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- Hussein Abusaaq
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter and the Middle East’s biggest economy, is about to complete a gradual process to open its stock market, known as the Tadawul or TASI, directly to international investors for the first time. The initial step toward this action was to give other GCC countries the right to invest […]
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Driving Ban LiftedBergen: Saudi women driving a sign bigger change is coming
Women driving themselves aren't just symbolic -- they're also part of a larger social transformation going on in Saudi society that is arguably the most important in almost half a century. Mina Al-Oraibi, the editor in chief of The National, a leading English language newspaper in the Middle East, explains, "This decision tips the balance for Saudi women and there is no going back. Of course, other issues remain, but this was the most evident and impacted everyday life for all women, from mothers wanting to take their kids to school, to women considering entering the workforce."
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Currency ExchangeSaudi central bank suspends money transfers at three currency exchange houses
The three privately-held companies are among the four major companies that largely provide the ten million expat workers in Saudi Arabia for money transfers and currency exchange.
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Iran Nuclear AgreementIran nuclear deal must change if U.S. to stay: Tillerson
The Iran nuclear deal must be changed if the United States is to remain in it, the top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, suggesting its key limits on the Iranian nuclear program must be extended.
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Vision 2030‘The family silver is up for sale’: How the Saudi Aramco share offering marks the start of big changes for the Kingdom
Saudi Aramco has been "disproportionately reported on," says CEO of investment advisory firm OCO Global Mark O'Connell, given the other changes occurring across the Gulf and in Saudi Arabia in particular, which are "far more interesting."
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Iran Nuclear AgreementUS-Iran exchanges hang in the balance as Trump weighs decision on nuclear deal
The International Visitor Leadership Program, the marquee initiative of the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, was extended to Iran during the second half of the George W. Bush administration. In more than 75 years of operation, the program has attracted more than 200,000 people from 190 countries. Many of them have gone on to become prominent politicians and business leaders and made important contributions to international peace and prosperity.
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Climate ChangeCommentary: Hurricane Irma: Major news networks are failing to explain that Hurricane Harvey was fueled by climate change
An analysis from Media Matters found that over the last two weeks only one of the three major networks discussed climate change. While CBS touched on the issue in interviews with experts on CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News and CBS Morning News, ABC and NBC made no mention of climate science.
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Saudi-IranIran Wants to Talk Muslim World Problems With Saudi Arabia, but Kingdom Demands ‘Change’ First
The top Saudi diplomat dismissed the possibility of rekindling ties between the two nations, saying that Iran would first need to rework its foreign policy and that any recent diplomatic visits occurred solely on the basis of coordinating the return of Iranian worshipers to the annual Islamic pilgrimage, known as Hajj, which Tehran boycotted last year due to a deadly 2015 stampede.
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Climate ChangeThe 3% of scientific papers that deny climate change are all flawed
It’s often said that of all the published scientific research on climate change, 97% of the papers conclude that global warming is real, problematic for the planet, and has been exacerbated by human activity. The researchers tried to replicate the results of those 3% of papers—a common way to test scientific studies—and found biased, faulty results
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LebanonLebanon Frees Hundreds of ISIS Fighters in Exchange for Soldiers’ Bodies
Lebanon began transporting an estimated 400 armed Islamic State fighters and family members from its northern border to the militants’ stronghold in eastern Syria on Monday, according to official sources in Lebanon and Syria.
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GCC VATCompanies must prepare for massive changes due to VAT, says expert
VAT is currently present in 150 countries and contributes to 20 per cent of worldwide tax revenues. Earlier this year, the GCC members ratified the VAT framework agreement, and a UAE law is expected to be enacted by the end of August. Starting from January 1, 2018, a five per cent VAT rate will be applied to most businesses; the mandatory registration threshold will be Dh375,000 ($102,000), while a voluntary registration option will be available for companies making supplies of 50 per cent or more of this figure, that is at least Dh187,500.
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