NEWS
Politics
Yemen sides agree Hodeidah ‘ceasefire mechanism’ as envoy meets Prince Khalid bin Salman
Yemen's warring sides have agreed on a "mechanism and new measures to reinforce the ceasef...
July 16th, 2019
King Salman and Lebanese ex-PMs hold ‘positive and excellent’ talks over stalemate
A meeting on Monday between King Salman and three former Lebanese prime ministers to discu...
July 16th, 2019
Economics
Saudi Arabia to see rise in M&A activity in 2019 – KPMG
Merger and acquisition activity (M&A activity) in Saudi Arabia is expected to witness...
July 16th, 2019
Saudi Arabia eyes 27.3 GW of renewable energy by 2023 – APICORP
Saudi Arabia plans to diversify its electricity generation mix with considerable renewable...
July 16th, 2019
Industry
SAPTCO unit wins SAR 1.2bn school transportation contracts
Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) announced that its 50%-owned unit, Saudi Emirates...
July 10th, 2019
Savola Group issues SAR 1bn sukuk
Savola Group on Tuesday announced that it had raised SAR 1 billion ($267 million) in sukuk...
July 10th, 2019
Markets
Saudi indices end Sunday’s trade on mixed note
The Saudi Stock Exchange’s (Tadawul) benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed Sunda...
July 16th, 2019
Blue chips push down Saudi market early Monday
The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) opened Monday’s trading session with negative performan...
July 16th, 2019
ANALYSIS
Politics
ANALYSIS: Debunking Iran’s claim of ‘advisory roles’ in Middle East wars
Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has acknowledg...
December 17th, 2017
Economics
GCC foreign reserves rise to $693bn; Saudi leads – Analysis
Foreign reserves held with members of the GCC rose by the end of September 2018 from a yea...
November 28th, 2018
Industry
Al Khodari gains SAR 17m profit from selling equipment
Abdullah Abdul Mohsen Al Khodari Sons announced selling equipment in a public auction for...
May 22nd, 2017
Markets
GCC bourses await new liquidity to recover – Analysts
The GCC stock markets need the entry of new liquidity on Monday to be able to break above ...
August 8th, 2017
ECONOMY
Saudi Arabia: Economy April 2019
Two-decade de ation low points to subdued economy A fall in in ation to its lowest levels for almost 20 years comes amid fears that a recent economic upturn may…
RISK
Saudi Arabia: Risk April 2019
The economy has recovered from the 2017 recession, but the scale of rebound is unclear as ques- tion marks hang over the government’s handling of a series of challenges. Economic…
INDUSTRY
Saudi Arabia: Banking, Finance & Insurance June 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The banking and nance industry involves the range of institutions, products and services that together support the functions of a modern economy via the provision of nancing, commercial…
FDI
Saudi Arabia: Foreign Direct Investment
Historically, Saudi Arabia has been one of the largest recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, though in recent years, FDI flows…
SME
MENA Small and Medium Enterprises September 2017
Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…
