Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco exercises greenshoe option, raises $12.35 billion from share sale

By exercising the greenshoe option, Aramco raised an additional $1 billion from the listing

Saudi Arabia attracts $412 million in venture capital funding in H1 2024: Report

Kingdom accounts for 54 percent of the region's VC investments, a significant increase from its 38 percent share in 2023

E-commerce in Saudi Arabia sees 17.47 percent surge with 40,697 new records in Q2 2024

Riyadh topped the regions in Saudi Arabia for issuing e-commerce records, with 16,535 commercial records

Saudi Aramco starts issuing U.S. dollar-denominated bonds

Aramco's bond issuance began on July 9 and will end on July 17

Saudi’s flynas launches first direct flight between Riyadh and Egypt’s El-Alamein

flynas already connects Egypt to Saudi Arabia with more than 120 weekly direct flights

Aramco Digital, World Wide Technology ink partnership to transform Saudi Arabia’s AI infrastructure

The partnership aligns with Saudi Vision 2030’s goals of digital transformation and economic diversification

Saudi banks post $1.95 billion in aggregate profits for May 2024, reaching 14-month high

Cumulatively, banks recorded a total profit of $9.27 billion in the first five months of 2024

Saudi Arabia issues 121,521 business registrations in Q2 2024, up 78 percent year-over-year

E-commerce saw a 17.47 percent yearly increase, reaching 40,697 registrations

14 Saudi sports clubs slated for privatization in latest push to modernize industry

The first batch of clubs includes Al-Zulfi, Al-Nahda, Al-Okhdood, Al-Ansar, Al-Orouba, and Al-Kholood

Saudi Arabia’s PIF expands Middle East-Asia Investments, invests $500 million in Hong Kong conglomerate

The investment includes $100 million in five-year convertible debentures and $400 million in a five-year loan

Saudi Arabia’s current account surplus surges to $7.6 billion in Q1 2024, driven by strong service exports

Services exports in the three months to the end of March hit $15.64 billion, the second-highest quarterly figure on record

Saudi Arabia announces $10 million in aid for Lebanon, inks agreement for 28 projects

Since its launch, KSrelief launched more than 7,000 humanitarian projects with a total value of $129.68 billion in 169 countries

Abu Dhabi ranks as world’s safest city, tops GCC in quality of life index

In a list of 311 cities, Abu Dhabi has ranked highest on the safety index (88.2) and lowest on the crime index (11.8)

Saudi PIF’s revenues soar 100 percent to $88.22 billion in 2023

The fund swung to a profit of $36.81 billion in 2023, after posting a loss of $15.6 billion a year earlier

Saudi Arabia uncovers seven new oil and natural gas discoveries in Eastern Province, Empty Quarter

In the Eastern Province, two unconventional oil fields were found - Al-Ladam and Al-Farouq

Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd globally in remittance outflows in 2023: World Bank

Remittances to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region declined by 15 percent to $55 billion in 2023

Saudi Arabia’s foreign direct investment rises 5.6 percent to $2.53 billion in Q1 2024

This growth underscores Saudi Arabia's continued appeal to international investors

Saudi Arabia posts record trade surplus of over $11 billion

This represents a 36 percent increase compared to the surplus of $8.1 billion recorded last year

Saudi Arabia encourages UK investors to enter Kingdom’s sports industry

The sports and entertainment industry in the Kingdom grew at an annual pace of 12 percent between 2018 and 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Fourth Milling Company to list 30 percent stake in IPO

MC4 was sold in 2021 to a group made up of Al Othaim Markets, Allana International, and United Feed Manufacturing Company

Saudi Aramco emerges as world’s largest oil company with 259 billion barrels of reserves

The Saudi oil giant produced an average of 12.8 million barrels of oil per day in 2023

Saudi real estate sector contributes 5.9 percent to GDP, hits $169.5 billion in transactions

The sector recorded more than 280,000 transactions since the beginning of 2024

Saudi Arabia issues $1.17 billion in sovereign sukuk across three tranches in June

The total volume of sukuk and bonds in Saudi Arabia increased by 5.73 percent during the third quarter of 2023