NEWS
Politics
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli aggression in Gaza
Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territo...
March 19th, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s Adel Al-Jubeir says terrorism has ‘no religion or race’ in wake of Christchurch attack
Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said on Monday that th...
March 19th, 2019
Economics
Saudi crude exports drop to 7.254 bpd in January
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports dropped to 7.254 million barrels per day (bpd) in Januar...
March 19th, 2019
Saudi Arabia to increase Islamic tax for some banks
Saudi Arabia has finalised new rules for calculating Islamic Tax on banks. The new procedu...
March 18th, 2019
Industry
Al Ahsa Development buys 25% stake in Twareat Medical at SAR 15m
Al Ahsa Development on Monday announced the completion of purchasing a 25% stake in Twarea...
March 19th, 2019
Go’s accumulated losses reach SAR 243.94m
Saudi Arabia’s Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (Go) on Wednesday said its accumulated loss...
March 14th, 2019
Markets
TASI, MT30 grow, Nomu declines at Monday’s close
The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Monday’s trading session in the green after its...
March 19th, 2019
TASI, MT30 drop; Nomu near stable at Sunday’s close
The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Sunday’s trading session with a negative perform...
March 18th, 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 February 2019
Economy to slow into 2019 — IMF The International Monetary Fund used its January 2019 interim global economy update to cut its forecast for growth in 2019 to 1.8%, 0.6…
RISK
Saudi Arabia: Risk February 2019
bin Salman may face curbs on his power that might in turn a ect progress on the National Transfor- mation Program. • Economic risk (MEDIUM): Stronger growth in the second…
INDUSTRY
Saudi Arabia: Transport & Logistics February 2019
Saudi Arabia’s transport and logistics sector is moving from strength to strength. As a key target of infrastructure and private investment and a critical growth sector in the drive to…
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,…
