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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 Egypt: Unemployment Rate Falls to 11.8% in 2017

Egypt: Unemployment Rate Falls to 11.8% in 2017

Egypt’s unemployment rate dropped to 11.8 percent in 2017 from 12.5 percent the year before, state statistics agency CAPMAS said on Monday. President Abdel…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Real Estate Development Fund Drops 'First Housing' Down Payment to 5 %

Saudi Real Estate Development Fund Drops 'First Housing' Down Payment to 5 %

General Supervisor of the Real Estate Development Fund Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Amoudi announced that the down payment for the first housing has been reduced…

Nayef al-Rashid (Riyadh)
Business Foreigners Pump $205 Million in Saudi Stock

Foreigners Pump $205 Million in Saudi Stock

Foreign investments continue to flow into the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), according to recent figures, amid growing confidence in the Saudi market, which…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Zain Assigns Sultan Al Deghaither as CEO

Zain Assigns Sultan Al Deghaither as CEO

Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain) announced that its Board of Directors, on Sunday approved the resignation of its CEO, Peter Kaliaropoulos…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business ACWA Power Signs Deal with Shanghai Firm for Solar Plant Project in Dubai

ACWA Power Signs Deal with Shanghai Firm for Solar Plant Project in Dubai

Saudi ACWA Power signed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement with Shanghai Electric Generation Group (SEGC) for the DEWA (Dubai…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Moody's Affirms Saudi Arabia's A1 Ratings, Maintains Stable Outlook

Moody's Affirms Saudi Arabia's A1 Ratings, Maintains Stable Outlook

Moody's Investors Service affirmed the government of Saudi Arabia's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at A1 with a stable outlook. In a recent…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Algerian PM Says Economy to Improve in 2018

Algerian PM Says Economy to Improve in 2018

Algeria’s economy will improve this year, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said on Saturday, as revenue from the OPEC members oil and natural gas exports picks up…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algeria)
Business Saudi Arabia Prepares to Launch Qiddiya Entertainment Project

Saudi Arabia Prepares to Launch Qiddiya Entertainment Project

Saudi Arabia is preparing to lay the cornerstone for Al-Qiddiya entertainment city, in Riyadh, amid signs indicating this project will change investment in…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia, USA Discuss Energy-Water Relation Via Major MoU

Saudi Arabia, USA Discuss Energy-Water Relation Via Major MoU

The Saudi-US agreement signed in the field of energy has become a global model for international energy agreements. The details of this agreement reveal…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business London Stock Exchange Names Goldman's Schwimmer As New Boss

London Stock Exchange Names Goldman's Schwimmer As New Boss

The London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) named Goldman Sachs’ veteran David Schwimmer as chief executive officer on Friday, with an initial challenge of helping the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business IEA Says 'Mission Accomplished' for OPEC and Its Allies

IEA Says 'Mission Accomplished' for OPEC and Its Allies

OPEC and its allies appear to have accomplished their mission of reducing global oil stocks to desired levels, the International Energy Agency said on Friday,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business China

WTO: Global Trade Growth Strong but at Risk if Conflict Escalates

World trade in goods is maintaining a robust recovery, but it still might falter if trade tensions escalate further, the World Trade Organization said in its…

Asharq Al Awsat (Geneva)
Business Jadaan

Saudi Arabia Calls for Mechanism to Guarantee Commitment to Inter-Arab Trade Deals

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan said that intra-Arab trade suffered from some tariff and non-tariff barriers, pointing to signs of non-compliance…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh) Sawsan Abu Husain (Riyadh)
Business OPEC

Barkindo Says Longer-term Oil Alliance to be Discussed in June

OPEC and its oil producer allies are poised to extend their supply-cutting pact into 2019 even as a global glut of crude is set to evaporate by September, OPEC…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Sami

Saudi-Spanish Shipbuilding Contract Localizes 60% of Jobs

The Saudi Arabian Military Industries company (SAMI) and Spanish firm Navantia signed on Thursday a partnership that would localize more than 60 percent of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Madrid)
Business Saudi Consumer Behavior Shifting at Rapid Pace

Saudi Consumer Behavior Shifting at Rapid Pace

The 2018 Middle East Sentiment Survey by McKinsey & Company highlighted the swift shift in the behaviors of Arab consumers, who have become more cost-conscious…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business ADB Forecasts Asia's 2018 Growth at 6 Percent

ADB Forecasts Asia's 2018 Growth at 6 Percent

The Asian Development Bank raised its 2018 economic growth estimate for developing Asia to 6.0 percent from 5.8 percent, citing solid export demand, but said…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business IMF Chief Warns of 'Darker Clouds' in Global Economy

IMF Chief Warns of 'Darker Clouds' in Global Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is optimistic on the outlook for global growth but warned darker clouds are looming due to fading fiscal stimulus and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Hong Kong )
Business Riyadh Seeks Developing Electric Power Industry, Supporting Smart Grid Solutions

Riyadh Seeks Developing Electric Power Industry, Supporting Smart Grid Solutions

Saudi Arabia has been intensifying its efforts to develop the electric power industry and support smart grid solutions. Meanwhile, it is actively studying…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Amman

Jordan: Public Debt Increases 2% End of February

Jordan’s public debt increased 2 percent by the end of February, reaching JOD25.94 billion compared with JOD25.4 billion end of 2017. The domestic debt…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business Egypt: Government Approves $11 Bn Sovereign Wealth Fund

Egypt: Government Approves $11 Bn Sovereign Wealth Fund

Egyptian government approved on Wednesday a draft law to establish a sovereign wealth fund to manage state assets with a capital of LE 200 billion, Planning…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Ministry of Finance Completes Pricing for Third International Issuance

Saudi Ministry of Finance Completes Pricing for Third International Issuance

Saudi Arabia’s ministry of finance has completed the successful pricing of $11 billion in bonds split into three tranches. The transaction was the kingdom’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business SAGIA Grants Investment Licenses for 4 French Companies

SAGIA Grants Investment Licenses for 4 French Companies

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) granted on Wednesday investment licenses for four French companies, reported the Saudi Press Agency. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Aramco Signs MoU to Build Refining and Chemicals Complex in India

Saudi Aramco Signs MoU to Build Refining and Chemicals Complex in India

Saudi Aramco and a consortium of three Indian oil companies signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and build an integrated…

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