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Saudi Arabia Set to Launch $32 Billion Plan to Jumpstart Housing Market
- June 14,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-backed mortgage company, the Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC), plans to roll out new funding soon to the Kingdom’s lenders to boost home ownership in Saudi Arabia, according to a report. Announced in October 2017, the creation of the SRC and the overall plan for $32 billion to boost home ownership […]
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Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Khaled bin Salman Issues Statement on Hodaidah
- June 13,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States HRH Prince Khaled bin Salman has issued a statement on Twitter concerning the recent moves by the Kingdom and its Arab allies on the port city of Hodaidah in Yemen, blasting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels for worsening the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. Yesterday, Saudi Arabia and […]
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Privatization and Vision 2030: Report Looks at Opportunities, Challenges for Saudi Arabia’s Ambitious Plans
- June 12,2018
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- SUSTG Team
A recently released Jadwa Investment report lays out in detail Saudi Arabia’s ambitious privatization plans as part of its Vision 2030 economic and social reform program and identifies opportunities and challenges for decision-makers. The research report, entitled “Privatization and Vision 2030” which was emailed in a note to investors by Jadwa’s head of research Dr. Fahad Alturki, […]
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Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait Come to Jordan’s Aid with $2.5b after Weekend Summit
- June 11,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia and two Gulf nations agreed to a $2.5b aid package to help support Jordan’s economy after a proposed income-tax increase sparked some of the largest protests seen in the region since the Arab Spring protests in 2011. The package of aid will include a deposit in the Central Bank of Jordan, guarantees to the World […]
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Jadwa Investment Chartbook: SAMA Reserves Rise and Other Positive Signs for Saudi Economy
- June 5,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The latest monthly edition of the Saudi Chartbook published by Jadwa Investment finds positive indicators for the Saudi economy as growth picks up in the Kingdom. According to Jadwa, non-oil exports in March increased by 1.8 percent year-on-year, the Kingdom’s FX reserves soared to the largest monthly increase since October 2013, and while inflation ticked […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank Sees Reserves Soar on High Oil Prices
- May 29,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s central bank foreign reserves rose last month at their fastest rate for four years, Reuters reports on official data revealed on Monday. The $13.3 billion month-on-month increase in reserves to $498.9 billion in April is the highest level reached in over year and reveals “the extent to which a rebound in oil prices is […]
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Saudi, Russia Say Oil Supply to Increase in ‘Near Future’ as Consumers Eye Increasing Prices
- May 25,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Minister of Energy Khalid Al-Falih said OPEC and other producers are likely to gradually revive oil output in the second half of the year to ease consumer anxiety as prices trade near $80 a barrel, according to reports. The action would be a reverse of course from previous OPEC and non-OPEC producers’ decision two years […]
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Top 10 World’s Most Powerful People
- May 22,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has landed on the Forbes list of the world’s most powerful people for the first time, ranking the powerful young leader within the top 10. “There are 17 new names on the list this year, including Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud (#8), the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,” Forbes writes. “His […]
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Nasdaq Dubai to Launch Futures Trading in Saudi Quoted Companies before End of Year
- May 21,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Nasdaq Dubai will launch futures trading in Saudi quoted companies “before the end of this year,” according to reports, marking the first time Saudi stocks can be traded in derivative form. The move will allow global investors to trade shares in Saudi Arabian listed companies via contracts to buy or sell shares at a set price in […]
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Oil Hits $80 for First Time in Three Years, Saudis Consulting Other Producers on Supply
- May 18,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The price of oil reached $80 on the Brent Crude Index this week for the first time in three years, prompting Saudi Arabia’s powerful Minister of Energy Khalid Al-Falih to tweet a message urging coordinated action to allay supply “anxiety,” according to reports. Al-Falih said in a Twitter post that he had called his counterparts […]
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Saudi Stock Market: Foreign InvestorsForeign investors capture 5% Saudi shares worth $28.8 bn
According to the report, foreign investors have shares in 166 listed companies whereas they are banned from investment in four companies, namely Taibah Holding Company, Makkah Construction and Development Company, Jabal Omar, and Knowledge Economic City, complying with foreign investment law, which bans real estate investment in the holy cities (Makkah and Madinah).
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War in YemenHouthi forces in Yemen seize provincial capital near Saudi border: residents
Houthi forces and their army allies in Yemen seized the capital of a large desert province on the border with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, residents said, an important victory for the group ahead of peace talks in Geneva on Monday.
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Saudi Energy PolicyWill Saudi boost oil capacity? Naimi’s retort: Show me 10 pct return
Saudi officials have consistently brushed aside questions of new upstream investment. After finishing the kingdom's programme to add nearly 4 million bpd of capacity in 2009, Saudi officials and oil company executives have talked on and off about the possibility of targeting another boost to 15 million bpd by 2020, but those plans were shelved several years ago as demand growth cooled and new supplies emerged.
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War in YemenSaudi-led alliance launches air strikes on Yemen capital
Air strikes by a Saudi-led Arab alliance shook Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday, mainly targeting military bases aligned with the dominant Houthi group, residents said.
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Capital Markets: SukukSaudi British Bank sells 1.5 bln riyal capital-boosting sukuk
Saudi British Bank (SABB) has completed a private placement of 10-year, 1.5 billion riyal ($400 million) subordinated Tier 2 sukuk callable in five years, it said in a bourse statement on Thursday.
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AlmaraiSaudi’s Almarai approves $5.6 bln capex plan for 2016-20
The Gulf's largest dairy firm said the 2016-2020 programme will replace their existing investment plan -- which foresaw spending worth 15.7 billion riyals between 2013 and 2017 -- and would cover expansion in the areas of farming, manufacturing, distribution and logistics.
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YemenSaudi-led air strikes hit Yemen’s capital Sanaa, residents Say
Saudi-led air raids hit the Yemen capital Sanaa overnight, targeting forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the east and south of the city, residents said on Tuesday.
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War in YemenSaudi-led air strikes hit Yemen capital hours before ceasefire
Saudi-led air strikes pounded the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday, hours before a five-day truce was set to begin between the alliance of Gulf Arab nations and the Iran-allied Houthi militia which controls much of the country.
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IraqDozens Die and 40 Escape in Iraqi Prison Riot
Forty inmates in a prison in eastern Iraq, including some convicted of terrorism charges, have escaped amid a riot that left at least six police officers and 30 prisoners dead, the Iraqi authorities said on Saturday.
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King SalmanSaudi king faces changing landscape
For a system used to gradual movement and elite consensus, King Salman is showing there is another way of conducting Saudi politics. And his early moves suggest he sees the need to confront not only a regional challenge from Iran but also political pressures at home.
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