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IMF: Saudi Arabia’s real non-oil growth is expected to strengthen to 2.9 percent in 2019, outlook positive
- July 23,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects real non-oil growth in Saudi Arabia to pick up in 2019 to 2.9% as government spending and confidence increase, according to reports, while real GDP growth is projected to slow to 1.9 percent as real oil growth slows to 0.7 percent with the implementation of the OPEC+ agreement. The data was […]
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U.S. Preparing to Send 500 Troops to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
- July 18,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The Trump administration is preparing to send 500 troops to Saudi Arabia amid increasing tensions with Iran, CNN reports. The troops are expected to be sent to the Prince Sultan Air Base, located in the desert east of Riyadh. A small number of troops and support personnel are already on site with initial preparations being made for a […]
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New E-Commerce Law in Saudi Arabia May Boost Kingdom’s Fast-Growing Online Retail Market – Report
- July 15,2019
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- SUSTG Team
A new e-commerce law in Saudi Arabia, passed last week by the Saudi cabinet, is set to “further accelerate the kingdom’s fast-growing online retail market,” analysts told Zawya. The new law aims to enhance the reliability of e-commerce in the Kingdom and provide a boost to that sector. The new law is being hailed as a first of its kind […]
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Saudi Foreign Reserves Continue Climb, Non-oil PMI Index at Highest Since December 2017
- July 1,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The recently-released Jadwa Investment report on the Saudi economy found a positive picture developing for the Kingdom, with economic data positive in May with the non-oil PMI index reaching its highest reading since December 2017. The Kingdom also continued adding to its foreign reserves accounts. SAMA FX reserves rose by $12 billion month-on-month to stand at $517 […]
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Report Looks at Surging Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in GCC Economies
- June 12,2019
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- SUSTG Team
A recently-released joint publication from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI) and Marmore Mena Intelligence examines the growing role of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in GCC economics. Sovereign wealth funds, like the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), are growing in importance in GCC economies as they press ahead with economic diversification efforts and reduce their […]
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Saudi cabinet affirms desire to avoid war and have stable oil markets in face of heightened Iran tensions
- May 22,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet took the step of affirming the Kingdom’s desire to avoid regional conflict and ensure stable oil markets as tensions between Iran and the United States simmer, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency and Reuters. The kingdom “will do everything in its power to prevent any war and its hand is always extended […]
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Seven Saudi PV solar power projects worth $1.51b launched at recent industry exhibition
- May 17,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Seven PV solar power projects with a capacity of 1.52 GW and worth $1.51bn (SAR5.6bn) were launched on the sidelines of the recently concluded Saudi Elenex exhibition, according to a report in ConstructionWeekOnline. The projects were unveiled by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources. The announcements are part of the Kingdom’s larger effort […]
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‘Signs of Life’ in the Saudi Economy as Indicators Point to Improvements, Growth
- May 2,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Recently-released monthly data show signs of life in Saudi Arabia’s economy, the Arab world’s largest, according to reports. Jadwa Investment’s monthly chartbook for May 2019 shows “marginal economic improvements” with a surge in POS transactions by 19 percent year-on-year and mild improvement in the Kingdom’s non-oil PMI index in March. The Kingdom also saw a net monthly […]
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF Eyes Billions in Debt Raise after Aramco Success – Report
- April 26,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is planning to tap the debt market for billions of dollars, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited comments from the country’s finance minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan. The PIF has “begun preliminary talks with banks on a possible bridge loan of as much as $8 billion,” the WSJ reports, […]
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Saudi Arabia to Host 15th Annual G20 Meetings in Riyadh in 2020
- April 19,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders’ Summit on November 21 and 22, 2020 in Riyadh, the Saudi press agency (SPA) said this week. “Saudi Arabia is fully committed to the G20’s objectives and to the stability and prosperity of the international economic system,” it reported on Wednesday. G20 consists of the 19 world’s largest […]
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Subsidy ReformSaudis may follow UAE and cut fuel subsidies – report
Al Watan quoted Fahad Al Anazi, deputy chairman of the economic and energy committee in the Shoura Council, a top state advisory body, as saying any changes to subsidies would have to be accompanied by other measures to preserve public welfare such as providing cheaper public transport.
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Non-oil private business activityUAE, Saudi record sharp growth in non-oil business
Business activity growth in the UAE’s non-oil private sector accelerated in August to a six-month high, while the same in Saudi Arabia rose to a five-month high during the month, buoyed by the impact of increasing oil production, a survey of businesses showed on Thursday.
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GCCUAE leaders meet Saudi king
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Thursday met with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz at his residence in Tangiers, Morocco.
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ComedySaudi artists to be a major attraction at UAE show
Saudi artists will be a major attraction at the ongoing Abu Dhabi Summer Season 2015, where Flash Entertainment is bringing together the best comic artists in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to Abu Dhabi for a comedy night at the famous du Forum on Aug. 28.
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War in YemenSaudi and UAE boots on the ground intensify the Yemen war
Operation Golden Arrow, the Saudi-led land invasion of Yemen, has forced a sudden retreat by the rebels who took control of Yemen's major cities this year. The mission to recapture Yemen's national capital, Sanaa, will involve fighting on the ground, but it's the Saudi-led air campaign that worries observers.
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War in Yemen: Hadi ReturnThe Saudi-UAE War Effort in Yemen (Part 1): Operation Golden Arrow in Aden
Houthi reactions to a northward advance have thus far been muted, and their operations in the south are beginning to look like an "economy of force" effort that is quickly collapsing. Their Aden gambit nearly knocked out the government and disrupted Hadi-Southern Resistance operations for four months, but at the cost of drawing the Saudi-led coalition fully into the war.
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UAEUAE Prosecutor Refers 41 People to Trial on Terror Charges
The United Arab Emirates' top prosecutor referred 41 people to trial on charges of planning to carry out terrorist acts with the aim of overthrowing the government and establishing an extremist state, according to a statement released Sunday.
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War in YemenSaudi, UAE forces deployed to Yemen
Saudi Arabia's Al-Watan newspaper cited unidentified sources on 17 July as saying that Saudi special forces soldiers had arrived in Aden to guard officials from Yemen's internationally recognised government who had arrived in the city after a series of victories by pro-government forces.
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UAEUAE, concerned about militant Islam, passes law against race, faith hate
The United Arab Emirates has outlawed religious or racial discrimination, the state news agency WAM said on Monday, citing a royal decree by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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UAEExperts welcome UAE’s new hate law
The law criminalises any acts that stoke religious hatred or that might insult religion through any form of expression, be it speech or the written word, books, pamphlets or in online media platforms.
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