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Lucid Gets Crucial $1.75 Billion Liquidity Boost From PIF

Business A Lucid Air Grand Touring electric car is displayed during the New York International Auto Show in New York City, US, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo 

Lucid Gets Crucial $1.75 Billion Liquidity Boost From PIF

Lucid Group, an American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, said on Monday a $1.75 billion increase in a loan facility from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)
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 Jadaan

Finance Minister: Saudi Vision Meets Development Needs, Builds Diversified Economy

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan held talks with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on the arrangements for combating money laundering and…

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Business aramco

Aramco CEO Reaffirms Company’s Commitment to Reducing Gas Emissions

Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin H. Nasser has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to cutting back greenhouse gas emissions. The Aramco top executive was…

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Business home

Investors in US Push Into a Resurging Market: House Flipping

House flipping, which declined after the financial crisis in 2008, is on the rise again, thanks to low interest rates and rising home prices. And with the…

Paul Sullivan (New York)
Business pump

Brent Hits $60 Per Barrel Following Saudi Remarks

Oil prices jumped about 2 percent on Friday, with global benchmark Brent crude rising above $60 per barrel, on support from Saudi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed…

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Business Aramco

Aramco Overseas Company Enters Agreement to Buy Stake in Maasvlakte Olie

Saudi Aramco Overseas Company (AOC), a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, has entered into an arrangement to buy a stake in a Rotterdam terminal from commodities…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business STC Registers $2 Billion in Net Profit over Nine Months

STC Registers $2 Billion in Net Profit over Nine Months

Saudi Telecom Group reported a net profit growth of 18.2 percent in the third quarter of 2017 compared to last year. Net profit growth for nine months was 7.5…

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Business economy

Saudi Arabia Permits Foreigners to Directly Invest in Parallel Market

Saudi Arabia plans to make its capital market more accessible to foreign investors by giving them full access to NOMU, a parallel market recently launched for…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia to Launch Largest Solar Power Plant Next Month

Saudi Arabia to Launch Largest Solar Power Plant Next Month

Saudi Arabia announced launching the first construction phase of the Green Duba generating power station, one of the kingdom’s mega bids for solar power. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business alstom

France’s Alstom Strikes 45 Million Euro Tram Deal with Rabat

French train maker Alstom has signed a 45 million euro contract with the Rabat-Salé transport company STRS for the supply of 22 Citadis trams that will run in…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business David Rubenstein

Carlyle Group Chairman: Saudi Arabia Will Encourage More Capital Attraction

Carlyle Group Chairman David Rubenstein said on Thursday that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become more attractive for foreign investment after the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi- Russia

Russia’s Investment Fund to Participate in NEOM Project

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced its intention - along with major Russian companies - to participate in the construction of the future city…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business SAMA: Non-oil Sector Contribution in GDP Likely to Rise

SAMA: Non-oil Sector Contribution in GDP Likely to Rise

Saudi Arabia has expressed complete confidence in the non-oil sector to increase contribution in the GDP during the coming months, at a time when Saudi Arabian…

Business Aramco, Saudi

Aramco IPO Could Be Valued at $2 Trillion: Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering is on track for next year, and the national oil giant could be valued at more than $2 trillion, Saudi Arabia’s Crown…

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Business Saudi

Finance Minister: Saudi Banking System among World’s Top 5

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan has said that the Kingdom has one of the top five banking systems in the world. Jadaan spoke at a session of the …

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Grants First Ever Citizenship to a Robot

Saudi Arabia Grants First Ever Citizenship to a Robot

Saudi Arabia presented itself on Wednesday as the first country to ever grant citizenship to a Robot as a symbolic display for a progressive future at Neom. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Energy Minister: Last Oil Barrel Produced Globally will be from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Energy Minister: Last Oil Barrel Produced Globally will be from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Minister of Energy and Industry Khalid al-Falih supported the public offering of Saudi Aramco and confirmed the company has several elements that…

Wael Mahdi (Riyadh)
Business IEA Sees Southeast Asia Oil Demand Growing Until 2040

IEA Sees Southeast Asia Oil Demand Growing Until 2040

Southeast Asian demand for oil will keep growing until at least 2040 as emerging nations there rely on the fossil fuel to transport their rapidly growing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Singapore)
Business Prince Mohammed

Saudi Public Investment Fund Seeks to Raise Assets to 1.5 Trillion Riyals by 2020

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) aims to increase its assets under management to 1.5 trillion riyals ($400 billion) by 2020, revealed its general…

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Business Lagarde

Lagarde from Riyadh: Global Economy Growing at a Better Pace

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that the global economy is growing and forecasts point to a growth of 3.7 percent. …

Wael Mehdi (Riyadh)
Business Aramco

Aramco President: Vital Role of Oil, Gas to Continue

Amin Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aramco, has called on the world not to disregard investment in the oil and gas industry because it will…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business S&P

S&P Starts Operations in Riyadh

Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings has opened a branch in Riyadh after receiving its final license from Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), it said…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, NEOM

Saudi Crown Prince Appoints Dr. Kleinfeld As NEOM CEO

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday the appointment of Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, the former Chairman and CEO of Alcoa and Arconic Inc…

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Business UAE

UAE Signs 12 MoUs to Develop Area 2071

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed 12 memorandums of understanding (MoU) on Monday with a number of future partners to develop an innovation and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Nasser

Implementing Vision 2030 Puts Saudi Arabia among Leading Global Economies

In tandem with Saudi Aramco’s chief executive Amin Nasser’s announcement that the company’s IPO will take place during the second half of 2018, a UK report…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)