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.



Gazprom, CNPC Discuss Future Russian Gas Supplies to China

A view shows a board with the logo of Russian gas producer Gazprom at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
A view shows a board with the logo of Russian gas producer Gazprom at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
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Gazprom, CNPC Discuss Future Russian Gas Supplies to China

A view shows a board with the logo of Russian gas producer Gazprom at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
A view shows a board with the logo of Russian gas producer Gazprom at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo

The heads of Russia's Gazprom and China's energy company CNPC discussed future Russian gas supplies to China during talks in Beijing, Gazprom said on Friday, as Moscow seeks stronger ties with the world's biggest energy consumer.

Russia, the holder of world's largest gas reserves, has diverted oil supplies from Europe to India and China since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, Reuters said.

At the same time, Russia's diversification of pipeline natural gas from the European Union has been slow.

It started gas exports to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline in the end of 2019 and plans to reach the pipeline's annual exporting capacity of 38 billion cubic meters this year.

Russia and China have also agreed on exports of 10 bcm of gas from Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin starting from 2027.

However, years of talks about the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which would ship 50 bcm of gas per year to China via Mongolia, have yet to be concluded as the two sides disagree over issues such as the gas price.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to China in early September to participate in celebrations marking the anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II.

The trip follows Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow in May.