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Saudi Real Estate Market Maintains Investment Momentum Despite War Fallout

Business Residential developments in Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Municipalities and Housing)

Saudi Real Estate Market Maintains Investment Momentum Despite War Fallout

Saudi Arabia's real estate market continues to attract investment despite geopolitical challenges weighing on economic activity worldwide, supported by new…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)
Business An investor monitors stock market data on a screen at the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh (Reuters)

Saudi Stocks Rebound 0.9%, Recouping Previous Session's Losses

Saudi stocks closed higher on Monday, recovering some of the losses sustained in the previous session as heavyweight shares strengthened and the banking sector…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. (AFP)

Tesla to Refund Many Cybertruck Deposits as Demand Exceeds Production, Musk Says

Tesla will have to refund Cybertruck deposits for many customers as orders far exceed production capacity, CEO Elon Musk said, following last week's…

Business A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. (Reuters)

China Extends Suspension of New Rare Earth Controls Until January

China on Monday announced a two-month extension of export-control waivers due to expire this month, preserving part of a wide-ranging deal struck after a…

Business United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. (UN)

UN to Asharq Al-Awsat ahead of COP31: Climate Change and Energy Security Are Two Integrated Paths

On the eve of the opening of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) on Monday in the Turkish city of Antalya, attention is focused on the…

Abeer Hommadi (Riyadh)

Business Supply Chain and Logistics Conference Discusses Saudi Chances to Become Global Logistics Center

Supply Chain and Logistics Conference Discusses Saudi Chances to Become Global Logistics Center

A senior Saudi Aramco official estimated the value of supply chain and logistics sector to be more than four trillion dollars of the world’s economy. Under…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Zero Hunger: Our Actions Today Are Our Future Tomorrow

Zero Hunger: Our Actions Today Are Our Future Tomorrow

Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and…

José Graziano da Silva (Rome)
Business Saudi Aramco Participates in 2018 India Energy Forum

Saudi Aramco Participates in 2018 India Energy Forum

Saudi Aramco took part in the second India Energy Forum. Hosted by CERAWeek IHS Markit and held on October 14-16, the annual event fosters national and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi PIF Reveals Program for 2nd Future Investment Initiative 2018

Saudi PIF Reveals Program for 2nd Future Investment Initiative 2018

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) revealed on Monday the general program of the second edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), reported the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi-Oman Business Forum to Cooperate in Various Sectors

Saudi-Oman Business Forum to Cooperate in Various Sectors

The Saudi-Oman Business Forum, organized by the State General Reserve Fund, reviewed investment opportunities in the Sultanate in transport, ports, tourism,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business UAE: New Law to Permit Federal Debt Issues

UAE: New Law to Permit Federal Debt Issues

The UAE issued a law permitting the Federal Government to issue sovereign debt for the first time, helping to boost banking liquidity and enable individual…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business ‘Liquidity Shortage’ Crisis in Sudan

‘Liquidity Shortage’ Crisis in Sudan

Liquidity shortage and the inability of Sudanese banks to pay their customers have forced the e-media star Othman al-Jundi to park his car for 10 days and…

Ahmed Younes (Khartoum)
Business Egypt Looks to Tap Asian Debt Markets under Debt Restructuring

Egypt Looks to Tap Asian Debt Markets under Debt Restructuring

Egypt is considering issuing bonds in currencies other than the euro and the US dollar after launching a roadshow in Asia, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait told…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Germany, Tunisia Sign Investment Agreements Worth $1.9 Bn

Germany, Tunisia Sign Investment Agreements Worth $1.9 Bn

Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller’s visit to Tunisia led to signing five investment agreements worth 1.7 billion…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Bahrain Inks Deals Worth $25 Million with Saudi Fund

Bahrain Inks Deals Worth $25 Million with Saudi Fund

The Bahraini government has inked two deals worth $25 million with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD). The agreements were signed by the Minister of…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business SABIC Unveils Nusaned to Enrich Local Content

SABIC Unveils Nusaned to Enrich Local Content

SABIC showcased its national initiative Nusaned to enrich local content, in the introductory meeting held by Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Egypt: School Season Raises Inflation Rate to 16 pct in September

Egypt: School Season Raises Inflation Rate to 16 pct in September

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rose to 16 percent in September from 13.26 percent in August, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said on Wednesday. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Lebanon’s Budget Deficit Amounts to $4 Billion Annually

Lebanon’s Budget Deficit Amounts to $4 Billion Annually

Lebanese ministries and state departments suffer from a surplus in the number of their employees, thousands of whom receive monthly salaries without assuming…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Business Aramco, BAPCO's New Pipeline to Meet Bahrain Energy Demand

Aramco, BAPCO's New Pipeline to Meet Bahrain Energy Demand

Saudi Aramco and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) announced on Tuesday the successful operation of the AB-4 pipeline, marking a new phase in the strategic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business IMF Predicts Saudi Economy to Continue to Grow in 2018-19

IMF Predicts Saudi Economy to Continue to Grow in 2018-19

The Saudi economy is expected to continue to grow during the 2018-19 fiscal year following a shrink of 0.9 percent in 2017, said the International Monetary…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt's First Smartphone Maker Plans Expansion in Africa

Egypt's First Smartphone Maker Plans Expansion in Africa

Egypt’s first smartphone maker is looking to enter the broader African market by the end of 2018 or early 2019 as it seeks to boost exports, its sales director…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business NEOM Forms its Global Advisory Board

NEOM Forms its Global Advisory Board

NEOM, the destination for the future of living being developed in the Northwest of Saudi Arabia, announced on Tuesday its global Advisory Board. The Board…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt Stock Exchange Retreats 3.5%

Egypt Stock Exchange Retreats 3.5%

The Egyptian stock exchange retracted Monday, amid huge selling purchases by Egyptian and Arab investors. Egypt index dropped 3.55 percent, closing at 13604.01…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business  Saudi Arabia: White Land Tax Program Funds Services for Al-Uyayna Housing Project

Saudi Arabia: White Land Tax Program Funds Services for Al-Uyayna Housing Project

Saudi Arabia’s Housing Ministry program charging an annual 2.5 % tax on clear land plots, known as White Land tax, has managed to pump SAR 100 million ($ 27…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast to 3.7%

IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast to 3.7%

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its global economic growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019, The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Iranian Crude Oil Falls As US Sanctions Loom

Iranian Crude Oil Falls As US Sanctions Loom

Iranian crude oil relapsed in the first week of October, influenced by the imminent US sanctions. Iran exported 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Turkish President Names New Economic Policy Committee

Turkish President Names New Economic Policy Committee

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed on Tuesday a new economic policy committee as the country scrambles to salvage its economy and reassure foreign…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Morocco’s Economy to Grow by 2.9% for 4th Quarter of 2018

Morocco’s Economy to Grow by 2.9% for 4th Quarter of 2018

The High Commissioner for Planning (HCP) predicts a 2.9 percent rise in Morocco’s economic growth in the fourth quarter, down from 4.4 percent in the same…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Saudi Aramco, Total Launch Engineering Studies to Build Petrochemical Complex in Jubail

Saudi Aramco, Total Launch Engineering Studies to Build Petrochemical Complex in Jubail

Saudi Aramco and Total signed on Monday the joint development agreement for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a giant petrochemical complex in…

Asharq Al Awsat