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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 Jordan Suspends Free Trade Agreement with Turkey

Jordan Suspends Free Trade Agreement with Turkey

Jordan’s government decided to suspend on Monday the free trade agreement with Turkey, based on a recommendation by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Saudi Cement Sales Forecast for Q2 2018 Sees Improvement

Saudi Cement Sales Forecast for Q2 2018 Sees Improvement

Saudi cement companies' sales in February reached 3.63 million tons with estimates suggesting second-quarter 2018 sales will increase. An increase in sales…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Gulf Countries to Establish Payment Processor

Gulf Countries to Establish Payment Processor

The Gulf countries agreed on establishing a payment processor that would meet expectations of the GCC countries' citizens in quick and safe financial…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Business Bahrain: $4.8 Billion Non-Oil Exports Recorded in 8 months

Bahrain: $4.8 Billion Non-Oil Exports Recorded in 8 months

Bahrain's economy recorded an increase in total non-oil exports during the first eight months of 2017 amounting to about $4.8 billion, compared to the same…

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)
Business Saudi Arabia Raises Awareness on Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Saudi Arabia Raises Awareness on Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

The Saudi Energy Efficiency Center launched a campaign to raise awareness on fuel-efficient cars, affirming that fuel efficiency difference could reach 37…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Egypt Plans High-Speed Train between Red Sea, Mediterranean

Egypt Plans High-Speed Train between Red Sea, Mediterranean

Egypt is planning to award the tender for a high-speed railway between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, announced Transport Minister Hisham Arafat on Monday…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Foreigners Bring $115 Mn in Saudi Stock within Week

Foreigners Bring $115 Mn in Saudi Stock within Week

About $115 million of foreign investments had been pumped into Saudi stock market last week, according to Tadawul data. Faced with increased liquidity from…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Sharjah Issues $1bn Sukuk for 10 Years

Sharjah Issues $1bn Sukuk for 10 Years

The Government of Sharjah has issued a $1 billion sukuk on a 10 year maturity, in the Emirate largest deal and this year’s first sovereign government bond…

Business Europe, Japan Meet Face-to-Face with US over Trump’s Tariffs

Europe, Japan Meet Face-to-Face with US over Trump’s Tariffs

Trade representatives for Japan and the European Union met with the US trade representative on Saturday in Brussels, in an effort to avoid a trade dispute over…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Producing Oil from New Fields Influences OPEC Deal

Producing Oil from New Fields Influences OPEC Deal

As OPEC awaits an expected 1.6 million bpd increase in demand of oil this year, some oil countries are preparing to start producing from oilfields that were…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Improving Energy Productivity Boosts Saudi GDP

Improving Energy Productivity Boosts Saudi GDP

Saudi Arabia's GDP grew by 8 percent in 2016 compared with 2010, a recent report confirmed. The same report said that China witnessed a 23 percent GDP…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business ACWA Power Launches 445 MW Capacity Salalah 2 IPP

ACWA Power Launches 445 MW Capacity Salalah 2 IPP

Saudi’s ACWA Power inaugurated on Thursday the commercial operation of the Salalah 2 Independent Power Plant holding a 445 MW capacity and standing at an…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
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US Senate Prepares to Roll Back Obama Banking Rules

The Senate is preparing to scale back the sweeping banking regulations passed after the 2008 financial crisis, with more than a dozen Democrats ready to give…

Erica Werner (Washington)
Business Saudi Arabia, Britain Bolster Trade and Investment Relations

Saudi Arabia, Britain Bolster Trade and Investment Relations

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and British Department for International Trade signed on Friday an agreement on a trade and investment…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Aramco

Falih: Timing of Aramco IPO Not that Significant

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih has stressed that the timing of the initial public offering of the state oil company Aramco was not that significant as…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business Exclusive - Saudi General Investment Authority Chief: We Met with over 160 UK Companies

Exclusive - Saudi General Investment Authority Chief: We Met with over 160 UK Companies

Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Governor Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman Al-Omar said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi-British Investments Exceeded $3 Billion in 2017

Saudi-British Investments Exceeded $3 Billion in 2017

The volume of British investments in Saudi Arabia until February 2018 is estimated at 12.5 billion SAR ($3.3 billion), while the number of British projects has…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Aramco

Aramco, Sabic Award Engineering Contract to British Wood for COTC Complex

Global British-owned Company Wood has been selected by Saudi Aramco and SABIC to develop the world’s largest fully-integrated crude oil to chemicals (COTC)…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Public Investment Fund Invests in Magic Leap

Saudi Public Investment Fund Invests in Magic Leap

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Thursday that it has invested $400 million in the Series D equity funding by Magic Leap, Inc. (Magic Leap),…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Aramco Signs Preliminary Gas Deal with Shell

Saudi Aramco Signs Preliminary Gas Deal with Shell

State oil giant Saudi Aramco signed a preliminary deal to pursue international gas opportunities with Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday as part of top crude…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia, Britain Sign 18 Economic Deals Worth over $2 Billion

Saudi Arabia, Britain Sign 18 Economic Deals Worth over $2 Billion

Saudi Arabia and Britain signed on Thursday 18 economic agreements in various fields worth over $2 billion. The deals were announced at the end of the Saudi-UK…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkey’s Central Bank Holds Rates

Turkey’s Central Bank Holds Rates

Turkey’s Central Bank kept interest rates steady on March 7, saying it would keep policy tight until price pressures eased, signaling its intention to rein in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Istanbul)
Business Egypt: European Promotional Tour to Issue EuroBonds

Egypt: European Promotional Tour to Issue EuroBonds

Minister of Finance Amr El-Garhy told Reuters on Tuesday that Egypt will select the banks that will handle and manage the issuance of euro-denominated bonds…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Aramco CEO: Oil Sector Needs $20 Tril Investments over 25 Years

Aramco CEO: Oil Sector Needs $20 Tril Investments over 25 Years

The international oil and gas industry needs to invest more than $20 trillion over the next 25 years to meet expected growth in demand and compensate the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)