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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 Sidon

Domestic Tourism Drops 60% After Hariri’s Resignation

Lebanese Tourism Minister Avedis Guidanian said that the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri did not impact foreign tourism to Lebanon, but affected…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Emirates

Emirates Group Net Income Increases to $631 Million

Emirates Group has said revenues for the first six months of 2017-18 financial year rose 6 per cent to 49.4 billion dirhams ($13.5 billion) from 46.5 billion…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Algeria Expects to Double Economic Growth in 2018

Algeria Expects to Double Economic Growth in 2018

The Algerian government expects its economy to grow by 4 percent in 2018, up from the 2.2 percent forecast for this year, as oil prices recover, the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business KAEC

KAEC Signs Deal to Establish Zone to Export, Expand Industrial Valley in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah Economic City announced on Wednesday the signing of a series of agreements and partnerships worth SAR1.790 billion (USD447 million), on the…

Business mall

UAE Defines 5 Percent VAT

UAE defined VAT as the 5 percent tax imposed on the import and supply of goods and services at each stage of production and distribution. Sheikh Hamdan bin…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi

SASO Considers Adopting 188 New Saudi Quality Standards

Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) announced on Wednesday its efforts to establish 188 quality standards for emerging Saudi projects. …

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business Toyota

Three Japanese Cars Achieve Absolute Reliability

In a three-year study conducted by the British automotive publication «What Car» on the reliability of different car types, including about 14,000 vehicles,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Arabia: Fighting Corruption is Crucial for Sustainable Growth of National Economy

Saudi Arabia: Fighting Corruption is Crucial for Sustainable Growth of National Economy

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Chairman of the Council for Economic Affairs and Development, presided a regular meeting of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business  JP Morgan

JPMorgan Discusses with Saudi Firms Possible International Listings

JPMorgan said it is in early talks with Saudi Arabian companies about international listings, meaning firms could join Saudi Aramco. This comes as the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Economic Affairs Council Reaffirms Commitment to Securing Stable Investment Environment

Economic Affairs Council Reaffirms Commitment to Securing Stable Investment Environment

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz , Deputy Premier and Chairman of the Council for Economic Affairs and Development, presided over a regular…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business ADNOC

ADCOP Issues $3 Billion Bonds

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced on Monday the closing of the bond issuance of ADCOP with $3 billion value. The issuance is considered one…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Egypt

Egypt: Business Confidence at Highest Level in 26 Months

New financial data in Egypt has shown that output, new orders and employment all declined at a slower rate in October, indicating that the Egyptian non-oil…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Bahrain FinTech Bay Project Launched

Bahrain FinTech Bay Project Launched

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and FinTech Consortium (FTC) announced the launch of “Bahrain FinTech Bay” (BFB), the largest dedicated FinTech…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Saudi Forum Recalls Oil Cultivation, Manufacturing Option

Saudi Forum Recalls Oil Cultivation, Manufacturing Option

A group of experts and academic economists from Saudi universities and national institutions agreed on the importance of diversifying sources of income and…

Business Qatar Exchange Loses $33 Billion

Qatar Exchange Loses $33 Billion

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QE) index has seen a year-to-date drop by 21.8 percent. The market value of listed shares in Doha fell by about $33 billion, from $…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Flynas Named Best Low-Cost Airline in Middle East

Flynas Named Best Low-Cost Airline in Middle East

Flynas, the Saudi national carrier, has been awarded the “Best Low Cost Airline in the Middle East” award at the 2017 World Travel Awards. Flynas has won…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business al-Falih

Saudi Energy Minister Falih Says More Should Go into Reducing Oil Inventories

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that more work was needed to reduce global oil inventories. “There is a general satisfaction…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Jadaan

Saudi Finance Minister: Anti-Corruption Decrees Preserve Rule of Law

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan hailed on Sunday Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s royal decrees to form a higher anti…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Keming

China Commerce Vice Minister: Riyadh, Beijing to Set up $20 Bln Investment Fund

China’s Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming unveiled a new Beijing initiative that demonstrates the ruling party’s commitment to open up to the world in a…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Beirut

Lebanese Economy Biggest Loser from Hariri Resignation

The negative economic repercussions of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation have not yet appeared because he made his surprise move over the…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Business Trump Appeals to Saudi Arabia on Listing Aramco IPO with NYSE

Trump Appeals to Saudi Arabia on Listing Aramco IPO with NYSE

US President Donald Trump publicly appealed on Saturday for Riyadh to choose New York to list shares of national oil giant Saudi Aramco, saying it was in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Money Laundering

Saudi Arabia Approves Amendments to Anti-Money Laundering Law

The Saudi cabinet approved proposed amendments to the anti-money laundering law, at a time when the kingdom is one of the world's most stringent countries in…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business market

Turkey's Inflation Climbs 12% for 1st Time in 9 Years

Consumer prices in Turkey rose 11.90 percent in October year-on-year, the highest figure in the country in nine years. The Turkish Statistical Institute …

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Khalid al-Falih

Saudi's Falih Urges More Work to Cut Global Oil Inventory

Saudi Arabian oil minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday that more work was needed to bring global oil inventories down. “There is a general…

Asharq Al Awsat