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Big Week for Oil Prices as Major Producers Scramble for a Deal
- April 6,2020
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia, Russia, OPEC countries and the United States are hoping this week a deal can be reached on production cuts to prevent the price of oil from falling further on international indices, but some analysts and market observers are skeptical that such a deal can come together given the current market dynamics.
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Chairs Virtual Gathering of G20 Countries to Combat COVID-19
- March 26,2020
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman chaired a virtual G20 summit via video teleconference with world leaders to address the COVID19 crisis under the G20 Saudi Arabia Presidency.
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Jadwa Macroeconomic Update: COVID-19 ‘Changes Everything, for Now’
- March 19,2020
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- SUSTG Team
The latest Macroeconomic Update report from Jadwa Investment examines the impact of the COVID-19 virus, or Coronavirus, on the Saudi economy, noting that while COVID-19 will put pressure on the oil economy, downside risks to non-oil growth will also be noticeable in the Kingdom.
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Report: Saudi Plans $6bn Surge in Mortgage Refinancing
- March 5,2020
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s first mortgage refinancing firm “aims to raise its holdings of home-loan portfolios by 10 times this year,” Bloomberg reports, as the Kingdom’s Saudi Housing Minister said that Saudi’s first mortgage refinancing firm plans to buy more than SAR 23 billion ($6.1 billion) of mortgage portfolios from banks in 2020.
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Pompeo Meets with King Salman, FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh
- February 20,2020
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- SUSTG Team
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with King Salman and Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh today, photos from the Saudi Press Agency show.
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Saudi Cabinet Gives Approval to Saudi Export and Import (Exim) Bank, Launch Expected Soon
- February 18,2020
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has approved regulations for the creation of a new Saudi Export and Import (Exim) Bank on Tuesday during a session presided over by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace.
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Jadwa Investment: Saudi Inflation Set to Rise Slightly in 2020; Non-Oil Private Sector to Pick Up
- February 5,2020
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- SUSTG Team
A recently-released report by Jadwa Investment notes that the Kingdom will see a slight increase in inflation in 2020 on expectations of a continued pick-up in non-oil activities and an elevated level of consumer spending.
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Saudi Aramco Makes $5 million Investment in Blockchain-Based Oil Trading Company VAKT
- January 28,2020
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) has invested $5 million into blockchain-based oil trading company VAKT, the company said in a press release.
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Israelis Can Now Go to Saudi Arabia For Religious Pilgrimages, Business Visits, Israel Says; Saudi Says ‘Our Policy is Fixed’
- January 27,2020
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- SUSTG Team
UPDATE: Saudi Arabia’a Foreign Minister said Israelis were not welcome to visit the kingdom, CNN reported on Monday. “Our policy is fixed. We do not have relations with the state of Israel and Israeli passport holders cannot visit the kingdom at the current time,” CNN quoted Prince Faisal bin Farhan as saying. [Reuters] —- A new […]
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Kingdom’s Domestic Tourism, Entertainment Push Leads to Declines in Saudis Visiting Dubai
- January 24,2020
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- SUSTG Team
The number of Saudi tourists visiting Dubai in 2019 dropped as Saudi Arabia begins to see major gains in its domestic tourism market and local entertainment offerings.
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Public Investment FundBlackstone, SoftBank Deals Put Saudi Wealth Fund on the Map
Saudi Arabia plans to expand its sovereign wealth fund into the world’s largest. The kingdom took a huge step toward that goal on Saturday when it signed billions of dollars of deals with Blackstone Group LP and SoftBank Group Corp.
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Softbank Vision FundSoftbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world’s biggest with $93 billion of capital | Reuters
The world's largest private equity fund, backed by Japan's Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it had raised over $93 billion to invest in technology sectors such as artificial intelligence and robotics.
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Masayoshi SonSoftBank boss follows Trump to Saudi to launch $100 billion fund
Son's pledge to Trump to invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new jobs was light on details but spoke to the president's election promise to boost economic growth by making deals with individual companies, rather than through complicated trade deals.
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PrivatizationSaudi sale of the century lures foreign investment banks, PE firms
One of the world's largest privatization programs is drawing foreign investment banks and private equity (PE) firms to Saudi Arabia, despite the prospect of low fees and an uncertain regulatory environment.
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Women DrivingSaudi woman defies driving ban, saving man’s life
In Saudi Arabia, where women are banned from driving cars, a female university student has heroically driven a bus driver to safety after he suffered a stroke while behind the wheel.
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Banking and FinanceJPMorgan to add bankers in Saudi Arabia to reflect market growth
JPMorgan will increase the number of bankers it has in Saudi Arabia to around 80 by the end of the year to capitalise on the increase in equity market activity and mergers and acquisitions in the kingdom, a senior executive said.
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AfghanistanU.S. poised to expand military effort against Taliban in Afghanistan
President Trump’s most senior military and foreign policy advisers have proposed a major shift in strategy in Afghanistan that would effectively put the United States back on a war footing with the Taliban.
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SocietySaudi Arabia: ‘Unofficial’ Guardianship Rules Banned
The order, if adequately enforced, could end arbitrary guardian consent requirements imposed on women by government officials. But it appears to keep in place regulations that explicitly require guardian approval, such as for women to travel abroad, obtain a passport, or get married.
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Jeddah TransportSaudi city of Jeddah talks with banks about transport network finance
Jeddah Metro Company, a transport company owned by the government, is expected to make a formal invitation in the coming weeks to banks and other companies to register their interest in acting as a financial adviser for the project, which includes a metro, light rail, tram, rail, local bus, marine transportation and a 2 km-long bridge, say the sources.
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SyriaRussia says US coalition banned from Syria “de-escalation zones” under no-fly deal with Iran and Turkey
ussia, Iran and Turkey agreed to establish "de-escalation zones" in Syria, signing on to a Russian plan under which President Bashar Assad's air force would halt flights over designated areas across the war-torn country.
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