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• Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market: Opening Up the Tadawul to Qualified Foreign Investment
  • April 20,2015

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  Last week the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed that the Saudi Arabia will open up the region’s largest, diverse and most mature capital market, the Tadawul, to qualified foreign institutional investors (QFIs) by June 15th, 2015. With a market capitalization at $528bn, investors are queueing up and appear “ready to accept the political and financial risks as they […]

   
• Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market to Open to Foreign Investment June 15th
  • April 16,2015

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  Saudi Arabia will open its stock market to wider foreign investment on June 15th, 2015, according to a breaking news story in Reuters.  A report yesterday in Bloomberg found that Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority had not provided clarity about how new rules permitting foreign investment in the Tadawul will square with existing rules preventing foreign access. “Final […]

   
• KAEC Fellowship Brings Harvard Grads For On-The-Ground Experience in Urban Planning
  • April 16,2015

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  • SUSTG Team
   

  In 2014, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) launched the Impact KAEC Fellowship in 2014, inviting three students from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design for a hands-on experience in urban planning. The 2014-2015 Fellowship began in October 2014 and ended in March 2015. KAEC fellows “were placed within business units in the city to bring fresh ideas and […]

   
• Lack of Clarity from Capital Market Authority On Upcoming Stock Market Opening Leaves ‘Would-Be Investors Guessing’, Report Says
  • April 15,2015

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  A report today in Bloomberg finds that Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has not provided clarity about how new rules permitting foreign investment in the Tadawul will square with existing rules preventing foreign access. The report, written by Dana El Baltaji, Deema Almashabi, and Sarmad Khan for Bloomberg, says that investors “are no closer to understanding how […]

   
• King Salman Relieves Health Minister, Appoints Mohammed bin Abdulmalik bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh to the Post
  • April 14,2015

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  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has relieved Health Minister Ahmed al-Khatib of his post, according to the SPA, in the second removal of a minister this month in the social services sector. Saudi Arabia’s new Minister of Health, Mohammed bin Abdulmalik bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh, will serve on an acting basis, the SPA said. Minister Al-Sheikh replaces Ahmed bin Aqeel […]

   
• Jadwa’s Quarterly Oil Market Update Finds Glut in Oil Markets Widening, Brent to Average $61 Per Barrel in 2015
  • April 8,2015

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  Jadwa Investment’s just released Quarterly Oil Market Update (Q1 2015) found a widening glut in the supply of oil globally, putting downward pressure on the price on international indices. The Riyadh-based bank said that it now estimates an average price of oil at $61 per barrel in 2015, down from $79. “The widening of global oil […]

   
• Saudi Arabia Overhauls Labor Laws, May Allow ‘Proven Businessmen’ to Visit Kingdom Without Sponsorship
  • April 7,2015

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  Saudi Arabia’s Labor Minister Adel Al-Fakeih has introduced 38 amendments to the country’s labor legislation that includes more training for Saudi workers, longer fixed-term contracts, and greater inspection powers for ministry officials, according to reports. The announcement by Fakeih coincides with news that Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has urged a relaxation of visa restrictions on […]

   
• Jadwa April 2015 Chartbook: Royal Decrees Boost February Economic Data
  • April 2,2015

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  In Jadwa’s April 2015 Saudi Chartbook, economic data reflected strong growth in February of this year following the impact of the late January royal decrees. “Cash withdrawals from ATMs recorded a significant monthly increase in response to the two month’s salary bonus, Jadwa said. In addition, bank lending to the private sector recorded healthy growth in February. However, government deposits […]

   
• Starting (or Investing In) an Online Business in MENA: Lessons Learned for Founders and Investors
  • March 31,2015

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  • Khaldoon Tabaza
   

  In the rush to create the next big success in the online industry in MENA, it is useful to pause and ponder key lessons our nascent community can benefit from based on the successes (and failures) of founders and investors in developed markets, such as the US, and other emerging markets more advanced than ours, […]

   
• Report Sheds Light on Saudi Oil Policy Decision Making During Price Drop
  • March 10,2015

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  An exhaustive report in the Financial Times (a paywalled source) by reporter Anjli Raval sheds light on Saudi thinking and strategy during the fall in the price of oil from highs in the summer of 2014. The report, which requires subscription to read, follows Saudi policy and events in oil markets, month to month, starting in June […]

   
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