Saudi: Tassnief Grants Maalem Financing ‘BB’ Rating

Saudi: Tassnief Grants Maalem Financing ‘BB’ Rating
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Saudi: Tassnief Grants Maalem Financing ‘BB’ Rating

Saudi: Tassnief Grants Maalem Financing ‘BB’ Rating

Simah Rating Agency (Tassnief) has granted an issuer rating of “BB” to the Riyadh-based Maalem Financing Company.

It also assigned a preliminary long-term rating of “BB” to the proposed sukuk of the Company.

Tassnief is a Saudi rating agency licensed by the Capital Market Authority to conduct rating activities in accordance with global standards.

It includes several products such as rating services for companies, financial institutes, sovereign bonds, sukuk and investment funds in addition to other products as per the market’s needs.

Tassnief is also a business enabler and plays an important role in the financial sector.

It promotes transparency for business owners, investors, regulators and the government as well as clarity and competitiveness for both the local and international economies.

It helps to create an investment environment in accordance with the transformation taking place in the Kingdom in line with its Vision 2030.



Shell Denies Reports that the Energy Giant is in Talks to Take Over BP

FILE -This is the Shell Oil logo in front of a Shell gas station in Pittsburgh, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE -This is the Shell Oil logo in front of a Shell gas station in Pittsburgh, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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Shell Denies Reports that the Energy Giant is in Talks to Take Over BP

FILE -This is the Shell Oil logo in front of a Shell gas station in Pittsburgh, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE -This is the Shell Oil logo in front of a Shell gas station in Pittsburgh, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

British oil giant Shell on Thursday denied media reports that it is in talks to buy rival BP.

The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday said Shell was holding “early stage talks,″ to acquire BP, citing people familiar with the matter.

“In response to recent media speculation Shell wishes to clarify that it has not been actively considering making an offer for BP and confirms it has not made an approach to, and no talks have taken place with, BP with regards to a possible offer,” Shell said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.

Shell has repeatedly denied speculation that it was considering a takeover of its smaller rival BP, saying it was focused on streamlining and simplifying its own business.

Some analysts have suggested BP would be an attractive takeover after a plan to shift its focus to renewable energy, which was abandoned earlier this year, left its shares undervalued in comparison to other oil companies.

BP has also struggled to recover from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which killed 17 workers and forced the company to pay billions of dollars for environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico.