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Improvement in Demand, Slowdown in Shale Output Push Oil Market Prices Up 13% in 2Q 2015: Jadwa Investment
- July 8,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Oil prices are rebounding steadily following a low point at the beginning of 2015, according to a recently released analysis of the oil market by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment. Jadwa Chief Economist Dr. Fahad Alturki said that a general improvement in oil demand and slowdown in the rate of growth in US shale oil output combined […]
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Oil sector pushes up overall growth for Saudi Arabia in 1Q 2015 – Jadwa Investment
- July 6,2015
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- SUSTG Team
According to a recently released report by Jadwa Investment, the Saudi economy saw 2.4% year-on-year growth in real terms in the first quarter of 2015. “The acceleration was mainly attributed to the oil sector, which grew following two consecutive quarterly declines,” Jadwa writes. “We assume that year-on-year economic growth will reach similar levels in the […]
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Oil Prices and the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
- July 1,2015
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- SUSTG Team
A recently released report by Jadwa Investment, entitled, “Oil Prices and the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul),” examines both the real and sentimental changes in the Saudi stock market as a result of lower oil prices. “With Saudi Arabia being a predominantly oil-based economy, major changes in the price of oil are likely to be followed by […]
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Saudia’s ‘Largest aircraft leasing deal in history’ to include 50 Airbus planes
- June 24,2015
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- SUSTG Team
According to a press release, Saudia is set to lease 50 Airbus planes as the national carrier of Saudi Arabia expands its fleet, including 30 Airbus aircraft of A320-200 model and 20 aircraft of A330-300 model. In a statement last week, Airbus confirmed that Saudia will become the first airline in the world to operate the new Airbus […]
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Video: CEO of Saudi Stock Exchange Adel Saleh Al-Ghamdi Speaks with CNBC as Saudi Bourse Opens
- June 15,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s $585 billion stock market – the largest in the region – opened to wider foreign investment today in Riyadh. The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Stock Exchange, Adel Saleh Al-Ghamdi gave an interview to CNBC on the opening of the market and the implications for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy. “The reason is not really […]
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NCB: Saudi real GDP to grow 3.4 percent in 2015
- June 10,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will face “a moderate business cycle during 2015 and 2016, growing around 3% in real terms,” Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) finds in a recently released study. The study, entitled “Saudi Economic Perspectives 2015-2016” with the theme of “Tackling Challenges on Solid Ground,” finds less contribution from the oil sector and moderation in […]
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Remittances from Gulf States Double in 5 Years to $100b
- June 9,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Foreigners working in Arab Gulf states sent more than $100 billion in remittances to their home countries last year, according to the AFP/Saudi Gazette, a figure twice as high as 2010. The remittances are estimated at 6.2 percent of the combined GDP of the six GCC states of $1.6 trillion, the AFP reports, citing IMF […]
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Jadwa Investment June 2015 Saudi Chartbook: Strong Dollar and Low Oil Prices Affect Economy, But Non-Oil Exports See Uptick
- June 2,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s June 2015 Saudi Chartbook, a detailed look at key economic performance data for the Kingdom’s economy, finds negative net monthly change to government accounts, slowing bank credit to the private sector reaching year-on-year growth is at its lowest in four years, and falling bank deposits. However, following seven months of slowdown, inflation remained unchanged for April […]
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Photos: King Salman Urges More ‘Support to Investment and Investors in the Kingdom’ at High-Level Business Gathering
- May 28,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In a focus on investment forum in Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman spoke to leading business leaders and government officials at Al-Salam Palace on Wednesday and asked them to encourage “businessmen to invest in the Kingdom where the climate is conducive for business and where everyone gets a fair opportunity” and to […]
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Jadwa Investment May 2015 Chartbook: SAMA Reserves Fall on Government Spending, Consumer Data Healthy
- May 4,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s recently released May 2015 Chartbook found a decline in Saudi Arabian government reserves for a 6th straight month and overall healthy consumer consumption data. In March, net government accounts with SAMA fell by a total of $9.5 billion (SR 35.7 billion), continuing a negative monthly change for the sixth consecutive month, the Riyadh-based investment […]
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The Japanese firm, which is planning to invest in a giant solar power plant in the kingdom, has also shown interest in electricity distribution in the world’s top oil exporter, they said.
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