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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 Saudi Stocks among Global Indices as of 2018 Second Quarter

Saudi Stocks among Global Indices as of 2018 Second Quarter

The Saudi stock market is expected to start joining the emerging global indices as of the second quarter of 2018. Britain's FTSE is expected to announce within…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Dalmatian

Foreigners Revive Croatia's Property Market

This recently renovated apartment is on the second floor of a traditional Dalmatian stone house built in 1928 in the historic center of the island city of…

Business SABIC Launches Nusaned Initiative to Support Investment in Small Enterprises

SABIC Launches Nusaned Initiative to Support Investment in Small Enterprises

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) launched Monday “Nusaned” initiative to support investment in small and medium enterprises and develop local content…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Unemployment Rates Stabilize, Reform Creates Job Opportunities for Women

Saudi Unemployment Rates Stabilize, Reform Creates Job Opportunities for Women

Reflecting the Saudi economic reforms’ effect on job creation for locals, the Saudi General Authority of Statistics revealed a substantial decline in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Fuel Companies, Stations Maintain Profit Margins

Saudi Fuel Companies, Stations Maintain Profit Margins

Saudi companies involved in the gas station sector have announced that their profit margins will not change with respect to selling fuel. One of these…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business 90,000 Saudi Establishments Implement VAT

90,000 Saudi Establishments Implement VAT

Saudi Arabia will start on Monday the implementation of VAT, according to the Unified VAT Agreement for The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Organizes First International Exhibition on IoT

Saudi Arabia Organizes First International Exhibition on IoT

The 2018 edition of the Saudi International Exhibition for Internet of Things (IoT) will be held at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business How Hyperinflation Stole the Holiday Spirit in Venezuela

How Hyperinflation Stole the Holiday Spirit in Venezuela

They were the cheapest in the store, but the Converse knockoffs were still 500,000 bolívars a pair. “Son locos” — they’re crazy — Viviana Acosta had said,…

Business Aramco

Saudi Aramco Launches International Maritime Industries Joint Venture

Saudi Aramco and its partners have launched International Maritime Industries (IMI), a joint venture to build a shipyard on the kingdom's east coast. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Saudi Arabia: Consumer Protection Standing Committee Holds First Meeting with Introduction of VAT

Saudi Arabia: Consumer Protection Standing Committee Holds First Meeting with Introduction of VAT

As Saudi Arabia begins next Monday to apply the Value Added Tax (VAT), regulators in the trade and consumer protection sectors have prepared to counter any…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business prince

Plans for the Construction of Huge Mosques in Makkah

Three agreements were signed during the reconstruction of Makkah Region Conference, which was concluded on Wednesday. One of the deals aims at implementing an…

Asma al Ghabri (Jeddah)
Business Bahrain

Bahrain Tourism Projects Valued at over $13 Billion

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) recently revealed that investments in Bahrain’s tourism infrastructure have reached over $13 billion. The…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
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Expectations on OPEC’s Success to Curb Oil Output in 2018

OPEC and Russia’s efforts to curb oil output, combined with forecasts for strong global demand growth, are expected to keep crude prices close to $60 a barrel…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
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Apple and Amazon in Talks to Set Up in Saudi Arabia

Apple and Amazon are in licensing discussions with Riyadh on investing in Saudi Arabia, two sources told Reuters, as part of the Saudi Vision 2030. Both…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business SABIC to Build 700,000 Metric Tons Ethylene Glycol Plant

SABIC to Build 700,000 Metric Tons Ethylene Glycol Plant

The Saudi Basic Industries Corps, SABIC, announced that Saudi Arabia-based Jubail United Petrochemical Co. has signed a joint venture agreement with the South…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Egypt Takes New Step to Become a Regional Energy Hub

Egypt Takes New Step to Become a Regional Energy Hub

In the coming days Egypt will inaugurate a new wharf for natural gas and petroleum product tankers on the Gulf of Suez. SUMED, which has operated two…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Skilled Worker Shortage Worries Germany

Skilled Worker Shortage Worries Germany

The main factor holding firms back in Europe’s biggest economy is a shortage of skilled labor, the IW economic institute in Cologne said. In 2014, the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Arabia: Council of Economic, Development Affairs Tackles Investors’ Contribution in Logistic Services

Saudi Arabia: Council of Economic, Development Affairs Tackles Investors’ Contribution in Logistic Services

Fahd al-Sukait of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs has discussed with officials in the National Logistics Committee at the Council of Saudi…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Citizen’s Account: 700,000 Saudi Families Receive More than USD266

Citizen’s Account: 700,000 Saudi Families Receive More than USD266

A total of 700,000 families received over SAR1,000 (USD266) per family as financial aid through the Citizen’s Account Program, knowing that the second…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business VAT Implementation in Oman Postponed to 2019

VAT Implementation in Oman Postponed to 2019

Value-added tax (VAT) will be implemented in Oman in 2019, the country has announced. Unconfirmed reports revealed that Kuwait might also follow suit. Gulf…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Dammam)
Business Expectations on Enhancing Cloud Computing in Saudi Arabia in 2018

Expectations on Enhancing Cloud Computing in Saudi Arabia in 2018

Experts predicted that 2018 will see higher levels of adoption of cloud computing solutions and technologies in Saudi Arabia at a time when the global market…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Iraq Signs Deal with China’s Zhenhua Oil as Exxon Mobil Agreement Stalls

Iraq Signs Deal with China’s Zhenhua Oil as Exxon Mobil Agreement Stalls

Iraq has not yet reached an agreement with Exxon Mobil on a multibillion-dollar project to boost output from several southern oilfields, Oil Minister Jabar al…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business Aramco to Build Construction Facilities in Haradh, Hawiyah

Aramco to Build Construction Facilities in Haradh, Hawiyah

Saudi Aramco has awarded a contract to build three temporary construction facilities (TCFs) to Azmeel Contracting Company as part of the company’s Gas…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Dammam)
Business Saudi Arabia: SAR 851 Million Loan to Finance 12 Projects

Saudi Arabia: SAR 851 Million Loan to Finance 12 Projects

Saudi Arabia's Finance Ministry on Monday stated that it has approved SAR 851 million loan for 12 health, education and hospitality projects. This comes…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)