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Major Policy Shifts Revealed in Bloomberg Interview with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
- April 1,2016
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- SUSTG Team
In an extensive interview with Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman outlined his vision for several major economic initiatives. These include a plan to offer shares in all of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) rather than just it’s downstream and refining assets. “The mother company will be offered to the public […]
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What Will Be Saudi Arabia’s Next Tourist Destination?
- March 24,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) attracted more than 100,000 visitors last year, a sign that the planned mega city about 100 miles north of Jeddah on the Red Sea might become Saudi Arabia’s next domestic tourist destination. Although Saudi citizens typically flock to Dubai, Bahrain, or elsewhere abroad for leisure trips, that might […]
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In Bid to Boost Transparency, Saudi Regulators Require International Banks to Disclose Financial Statements
- March 21,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is instructing international banks to publicly disclose financial statements for the first time as the kingdom seeks to boost transparency, according to a report in Bloomberg. The Bloomberg report says that companies under the regulation of the CMA in Saudi Arabia must publish the financial information on their websites […]
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Saudi Arabia Eyes Privatization of Power, Opening Opportunities for International Power Companies
- March 4,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia is heading towards privatizing the electricity sector and “shifting towards solar and alternative energy in the framework of its efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels in production rates,” according to a report in Asharq Al-Awsat citing “informed sources.” The Saudi Electricity Company plans to “split into four units with local and […]
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Nitaqat Effort Suffers Setback: 2015 was the ’Slowest Annual Increase on Record for Saudi Net Employment’ as Most New Jobs Still Going to Non-Saudis
- March 1,2016
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- SUSTG Team
A recently released Jadwa Investment report on Saudi Arabia’s labor market found little headway being made in Saudi Arabia’s goal of increasing employment of Saudis. According to Jadwa Investment, although Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate fell slightly from 11.7 percent in 2014 to 11.5 percent in 2015, “of these positions, 368 thousand (or 88 percent) […]
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Jadwa Investment Report Finds Inflation at 5-Year High
- February 24,2016
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- admin
In a recently released report by Jadwa Investment on inflation in the Saudi economy, the Riyadh-based firm found that inflation in Saudi Arabia had reached a new 5-year high as a result of recent energy price reforms that have increased domestic energy costs. “The inflationary impact of the recent hike to energy prices is […]
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In Letter to King Salman, Council of Saudi Chambers Chairman Al-Zamil Urges Payments to Construction Firms
- February 16,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi businessman and Chairman of the powerful Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce (CSC), Dr. Abdulrahman al-Zamil, has written a letter to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman requesting that he intervene to ensure that the government makes delayed payments to construction companies. Some construction firms have seen scheduled payments from the government delayed by over six […]
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Will Saudi Arabia Remove the Requirement for a Local Partner in a Bid to Boost Foreign Investment?
- February 9,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia, with low oil prices putting the pinch on virtually every corner of the Saudi economy, is pushing hard for foreign entities to invest in Saudi Arabia. This was a theme at the recently-held U.S.-Saudi CEO Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in January, as well as the Global Competitiveness Forum held in the Saudi […]
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Jadwa: Saudi Economy will Continue to Slow in 2016
- February 8,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment recently released an updated analysis on Saudi Arabia’s economy, painting a gloomy picture of the Kingdom’s economic health in the face of low oil prices. The Saudi economy will continue to slow in 2016 as the private sector gradually adjusts to the new norm of fiscal deficits and lower spending announced by […]
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Analysis: Taking Stock of ‘Nitaqat’ Labor Reforms, 5 Years On
- February 3,2016
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- Nathan Field
5 years ago – as the Arab Spring rocked the Middle East – the Saudi government launched its own version of “political” reform. In September 2011 it began a series of policies aimed at reforming the country’s labor market and lowering the Kingdom’s chronically high unemployment rates. I have been following the fate of these […]
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IneosIneos billionaire Jim Ratcliffe in $2bn Saudi investment
Under the deal, Ineos will develop three chemical plants at Jubail 2, a $5bn petrochemicals complex run by Saudi Aramco and Total. It said the plants, which will begin production in 2025, would give it better access to markets in the Middle East and Asia.
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ChemicalsIneos to build Saudi plants in $2bn investment
Ineos is to spend $2bn building three chemicals plants in Saudi Arabia, heralding the first investment in the Middle East by the business controlled by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe.
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China in the RegionChina’s Global Investments Are Declining Everywhere Except for One Region
The MENA region ranked as the second-largest recipient of investment and Chinese construction projects worldwide after Europe in 2018,
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Shale OilSaudi Aramco Is Said to Consider Shale Investment With Equinor
Saudi Aramco is weighing a potential investment in Norwegian oil company Equinor ASA’s U.S. shale operations in what could be the energy giant’s first ever overseas venture for gas exploration, according to people familiar with the matter.
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ETFsBlackRock, HSBC launch Saudi investment funds
BlackRock and HSBC Global Asset Management have each launched exchange traded funds in the past month that will track the MSCI Saudi Arabia 20/35 Capped Index, which focuses on mid and large-cap companies in the Gulf state.
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PIFSaudi Public Investment Fund zeros in on China despite US investments
“The U.S. is our No. 1 target of investments. Most innovation happens in U.S. We have deployed directly and indirectly more than $50 billion in the past two years in the U.S. So that’s a big demonstration to the interest that we have here.”
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Arabian Centers IPOSaudi Arabia back in foreign investment arena with Arabian Centers IPO
Some 20 percent of the company — a mix of existing and new shares — will be listed, but the company expects roughly half of this to be bought by investors in Europe and the US, with most of the rest slated for local institutions. Some 10 percent of the listing is earmarked for Saudi retail investors, if they want it.
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Venture CapitalSaudi General Investment Authority Launches Venture Capital Platform
The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) launched on Wednesday VENTURE by Invest Saudi, a new initiative aimed at attracting global venture capital firms to the Kingdom, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
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InvestmentSaudi investment climate ranks highly globally in US News report
Saudi Arabia is the second best country to invest in according to a US News report, which surveyed 7,000 business decision makers. The report was based on a compilation of eight equally weighted country attributes: Corruption, dynamic markets, economically stable, entrepreneurial, favorable tax environment, innovative, skilled labor force and technological expertise.
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Food & BeverageInvestment opportunities in the Saudi food sector
Saudi Arabia’s Food and Beverage (F&B) market is the largest and most attractive in the Middle East, valued at $45 billion and predicted to grow at a rate of 6 percent over the next five years.
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