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No Change in Oil Strategy As Producers Continue With Pursuit of Market Share
- December 4,2015
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- SUSTG Team
OPEC appeared likely to maintain its policy of high production levels at its annual meeting in Vienna, according to reports, a decision that will continue downward pressure on crude prices in favor of greater market share. The decision to stick to the strategy was expected, but it is risky for countries that need the revenue, […]
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Saudi Aramco Aims to Redirect Dollars Spent on Western Oil service/Equipment to Saudi-Based Operations
- December 3,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia, long reliant on western oil services and equipment to support its oil production, took an ambitious step to begin to onshore much of those services with a new program called the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA). The program aims to give contracts typically assigned to western firms to locally-based firms, a decision that could […]
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Jadwa Investment: A ‘Mixed Picture’ for Domestic Economic Activity in October 2015 Data
- December 2,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment’s December 2015 Saudi Chartbook finds a ‘mixed picture’ for Saudi domestic economic activity. While data on consumer spending pointed to healthy growth, PMI fell to its lowest point on record. The Data also show the first positive net monthly change to government accounts with SAMA: Real Economy: October data showed a mixed picture for domestic […]
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All Eyes on Vienna as OPEC’s 168th Meeting Marks One Year of Saudi-led Strategy to Squeeze High Cost Producers
- December 1,2015
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- SUSTG Team
The oil-producing nations of OPEC convene in Vienna on Friday, exactly one year since Saudi Arabia took the lead on its strategy to ramp up output to drive out higher-cost producers and secure market share. The results have been a global oil market in a state of persistent oversupply and unexpected resilience from smaller producers. Saudi […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Unknown Shale Potential is Yet Another Variable in Shifting Global Energy Landscape
- November 12,2015
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- SUSTG Team
The impact of the rise of shale production, particularly in the United States, has radically changed the trajectory of the global energy landscape. Only in the last year, when Saudi Arabia and OPEC decided to boost production rates to mute the impact of shale and regain market share, has conventional energy regained top-dog status in […]
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Saudi Arabia Submits Climate Plan in Advance of Paris Summit
- November 10,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In advance of the November 30 – December 11, 2015 World Climate Summit in Paris, France, Saudi Arabia has submitted a plan to reduce it’s expected output of carbon emissions by 130 million tons by 2030. Reuters and Al-Arabiya reported that Saudi Arabia was the last of the Group of 20 major economies to submit […]
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Saudi Stock Market’s Key Players Undertake Roadshow to Promote Investment in Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul
- November 9,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Key players in Saudi Arabia’s stock market have embarked on a “global roadshow” abroad to show off the attractiveness of the investment climate in Saudi Arabia, according to reports, with officials meeting potential investors in New York, London, and Singapore. Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul opened to wider foreign investment in July 2015, but it did so […]
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King Salman Tops Region’s Most Powerful in Latest Forbes List following Eventful First Year
- November 6,2015
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- Lucien Zeigler
Forbes magazine has named Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques HRH King Salman as the most powerful personality in the Arab world in the magazine’s most recent list for 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (No. 1) takes the top spot out of 73 on Forbes’s seventh annual ranking of “The World’s Most Powerful People.” In a curious decision by […]
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Ahead of Critical Syrian Peace Summit, Saudi Arabia Looks to ‘Test’ Iran on Commitment to Peace
- October 29,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Vienna, Austria will play host to a crucial meeting on Friday on the future of Syria and international efforts to end the bloody 4-year civil war that has left hundreds of thousands dead and has served as a breeding ground for Daesh, or the self-described ISIS. For the first time, all the main powers with […]
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In First Interview as Capital Markets Authority Chairman, Mohammed Al-Jadaan Indicates Willingness to Open Stock Market to Wider Foreign Investment
- October 21,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia would be open to relaxing its rules on foreigners investing directly in its stock market to help it get included in global indices, the chairman of the Capital Market Authority told Reuters. In his first interview with international media, Al Jadaan told Reuters that “[o]ne of our objectives is to ensure we are […]
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Economy and LaborAnalysis: Why Business as Usual May Soon Change in Saudi Arabia
As their country moves away from its economic model based largely on hydrocarbon production, Saudis hungry for economic and social opportunity find themselves drawn to the kingdom's central cities.
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EgyptEgypt′s constitutional changes approved in referendum
As expected, Egyptian voters have backed the constitutional changes which could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi stay in power until 2030. Turnout was only 44 percent.
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