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Saudi Arabia Aims for over 1000% Increase in Entertainment Sector Employment this Year as Massive Investment Planned
- February 22,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia is betting big on the entertainment sector to boost job creation and provide for a more vibrant society with a whopping $64 billion planned to spend in the next decade, according to the head of the General Entertainment Authority Ahmed Al-Khatib. Al-Khatib said that the investment and development is already underway, and that the […]
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Russian, Chinese Interests ‘Eager’ to Invest in Saudi Aramco IPO as Cooperation Heats Up
- February 14,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in Riyadh today there is “significant interest” to invest in the forthcoming Aramco IPO from Russia and from China, according to reports. Several banks and other groups in Russia are interested in investing in shares of Aramco, according to Bloomberg, which reported comments from Kirill Dmitriev, chief […]
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Saudi Embassy Spokeswoman: ‘The Kingdom is not Easternizing or Westernizing, it’s Modernizing’
- February 6,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The first spokeswoman for the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Fatimah Baeshen, said in an interview that the Kingdom is not sacrificing culture or values with its Vision 2030 economic and social reform program and that the program has “something for everyone” in Saudi Arabia. The well-spoken Baeshen, who was appointed by Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the […]
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Orders $2b ‘Deposit’ to Yemen to Shore Up Currency
- January 18,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a $2 billion transfer to the Yemeni central bank, according to reports, as the Kingdom looks to shore up the economy of its war-torn southern neighbor. The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information (MoCI) said in a statement that the money is meant “to address the deteriorating economic situation” in Yemen. “All […]
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U.S. to Ramp Up Crude Oil Production by 10% in 2018
- January 4,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The United States is poised to ramp up crude oil production by 10% in 2018 to about 11 million barrels per day, research firm Rystad Energy has said, which would make the U.S. the world’s largest producer. The expected surge in shale oil output “should allow the United States to dethrone Russia and Saudi Arabia as […]
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Two Top Officials in Crackdown Sweep Return to Public Eye
- January 2,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Two top officials detained in last year’s crackdown on corruption in Saudi Arabia have returned to the public eye following settlement payments, according to reports. Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, former head of the Saudi national guard and son of the late King Abdullah, was photographed alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a horse race […]
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‘Largest Ever’ Budgeted Expenditure for Saudi Arabia in 2018 as Kingdom Looks to Propel Growth
- December 20,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Government officials unveiled Saudi Arabia’s largest budgeted expenditure ever as the Kingdom looks to propel economic growth following two years of reduced spending. Compared to previous years, the budget is expansionary. Saudi Arabia will spend SR88 billion ($23.5 billion) more in 2018 compared with 2017. The announcement was made at a press conference at which Finance Minister Mohammed […]
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Nearly $20b in Stimulus for Saudi Economy in 2018
- December 14,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has unveiled a stimulus package to begin next year with money to support housing construction as well as fee waivers for small businesses. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal decree approving 72 billion riyals ($19.2 billion) worth of measures to stimulate growth in the private sector next year (2018), and 200 billion […]
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Westinghouse in Talks with Other U.S. Companies to Bid for Saudi Nuclear Opportunities, Reuters Reports
- November 21,2017
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- SUSTG Team
An exclusive Reuters report reveals that Westinghouse is in talks with other U.S-based companies to form a consortium to bid in a multi-billion-dollar tender for two nuclear power reactors in Saudi Arabia, citing three industry sources. If the consortium forms and bids, it would have stiff international competition in countries like South Korea, France, and Russia, who […]
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UK Government Agrees to $2b Loan Guarantee For Saudi Aramco
- November 9,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The U.K. government agreed to a $2 billion loan guarantee for Saudi Aramco as competition to host the likely largest in history IPO heats up, according to Bloomberg. “The unusually large export credit guarantee, designed to finance the purchase of British goods, will be seen by many as an attempt to help woo the IPO to the […]
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Saudi Aramco’s profit slides 25% in the first quarter, as collapse in oil prices bites
In a release published Tuesday, the company said net income slid to 62.5 billion riyals ($16.6 billion) in the first three months of the year, down from 83.3 billion riyals over the same period in 2019. This was “primarily reflecting lower crude oil prices, as well as declining refining and chemicals margins and inventory re-measurement losses,” the company said in a statement.
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Saudi’s Aramco lowers domestic gasoline prices
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco said on Sunday it was lowering its domestic gasoline prices for May, with 91 grade and 95 grade falling to 0.67 riyals and 0.82 riyals per litre, respectively.
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Saudi Aramco seeking to review price of SABIC deal
Saudi Aramco is looking to restructure its deal to acquire a controlling stake in petrochemicals maker SABIC after a more than 40% drop in SABIC’s value following a slump in oil prices in coronavirus pandemic, two sources told Reuters.
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Aramco close to inking $10 billion deal with group of about 10 banks: sources
Saudi Aramco is about to finalise a $10 billion loan with a group of roughly 10 banks, three sources familiar with the matter said, as the oil giant seeks cash amid record low oil prices. Aramco is raising the loan to back its acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, a deal worth almost $70 billion, sources have previously told Reuters.
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Reliance-Saudi Aramco deal still on track
Reliance Industries revealed that it will create a seperate oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business to enable the sale of 20 per cent stake in the unit to Saudi Aramco.
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Reliance to Separate Oil-to-Chemicals Business Amid Aramco Talks
Reliance Industries Ltd. announced plans to carve out it oil and petrochemicals business into a separate entity before a proposed stake sale to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the kingdom’s main oil producer. Reliance will approach the National Company Law Tribunal to hive off the oil-to-chemicals division, it said in a statement Thursday. The separation may help expedite the deal with Saudi Aramco, once talks and due diligence conclude.
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Saudi Aramco removes ‘sustainable’ oil adverts after complaints
“It is very welcome that Aramco has withdrawn its advertisement campaign making preposterous claims of ‘real sustainability’ and ‘powering a more sustainable future’,” he said. “These ads were self evidently ‘materially misleading’ and therefore in breach of ASA rules. As my complaint stated, Aramco is advertising crude oil, which meets no definition of being sustainable.”
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Saudi Aramco navigates uncharted waters amid global oil rout
The Saudi state oil firm sliced its official selling prices (OSP) for its crude grades to Asia for the second month running, signalling not only that it is heeding Asian customers’ requests for better terms amid weak demand but that it is fending off efforts by other producers to encroach on Saudi market share in the region.
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Saudi Aramco Starts Cuts for OPEC+ Target
Aramco has begun to curtail production from about 12 million barrels a day to achieve the agreed level of 8.5 million barrels a day, the person said, asking not to be named discussing private information. The country joins fellow OPEC members Kuwait, Algeria and Nigeria in kicking off cuts early.
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Saudi Aramco Considers $10 Billion Pipeline Stake Sale
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, has hired advisers to review a potential multi-billion dollar stake sale in its pipeline business, people with knowledge of the matter said. The energy giant is working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. as it makes early preparations for the potential deal, according to the people, who asked not to to be identified because the information is private. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. also has a role on the transaction, the people said.
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