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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 Modest Share for MENA in Global Economic Recovery

Modest Share for MENA in Global Economic Recovery

The global economic recovery that has started mid-2016 is gaining mounting power with the accelerating growth in Europe, Japan, China and the US, a by the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Abi Khalil

Tender Closed on First Round of Offshore Energy Blocks in Lebanon

Lebanese Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil announced on Thursday that a tender on the first round of offshore energy blocks has been ended. “The first…

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Business workers

Sudan Reaps Benefits of Decision to Lift Sanctions

The US Treasury Department lifted the ban on more than 223 companies, institutions, banks and Sudanese public and private organizations in line with the…

Saif al-Yazal Ba Baker (Khartoum)
Business euro

$1 Trillion Bad Loan Mountain Casts Shadow over Europe

German and French banks have together amassed almost 230 billion euros ($272 billion) of bad loans, according to regulators’ data, underscoring the scale of a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Berlin)
Business Qatar Stuck between Rise in Foreign Debt, Threatened Stake in Gas Markets

Qatar Stuck between Rise in Foreign Debt, Threatened Stake in Gas Markets

Several international economic reports have described Qatar’s current economic status as “threatened to collapse.” These reports stressed that Qatar’s…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Watchdog: Mercedes-Benz, China JVs to Recall over 350,000 Vehicles

Watchdog: Mercedes-Benz, China JVs to Recall over 350,000 Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz, the global automobile manufacturer, and its Chinese joint ventures will recall 351,218 vehicles because of potential issues with airbags that…

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Business CESI: Saudi Arabia has Potential to Lead Regional Energy Production

CESI: Saudi Arabia has Potential to Lead Regional Energy Production

Italian Chief Executive Officer of CESI Matteo Codazzi said that Saudi Arabia enjoys all the conditions needed to become a leading energy production giant…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business EU

European Commission Approves €200m Loan for Tunisia

The European Commission approved this week the disbursement of a €200 million loan to Tunisia as part of a total of €500 million to be disbursed in three…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Saudi Finance Minister: Significant Progress in Implementing Economic Reforms

Saudi Finance Minister: Significant Progress in Implementing Economic Reforms

In a speech at the Saudi Investment Forum hosted by J.P. Morgan in New York on Tuesday, Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan lauded the Kingdom’s economic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Russia, Morocco

Morocco, Russia Promote Cooperation with Signing of 11 Agreements

Morocco and Russia boosted bilateral cooperation on Wednesday with the signing of 11 agreements in energy, agriculture, culture, education, investment and…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Business OPEC: Higher Demand Forecast for Oil, Points to Tighter Markets in 2018

OPEC: Higher Demand Forecast for Oil, Points to Tighter Markets in 2018

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries predicted higher demand for its oil in 2018 on Wednesday and said its production-cutting deal with rival…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa

Bahrain: Completion of Oil Pipeline with Saudi Arabia in 2018

“A new 350,000-barrels-per-day oil pipeline between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will be completed in 2018 to serve the planned expansion of Bahrain’s refinery…

Obaid Al Suhaimy (Manama)
Business Saudi Entertainment Authority Vows to Introduce 200,000 Jobs

Saudi Entertainment Authority Vows to Introduce 200,000 Jobs

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment vowed to provide some 200,000 job opportunities and to contribute 133 billion dollars to the annual…

Asma al Ghabri (Jeddah)
Business SABIC

SABIC Revamps Board...Appoints Jarboo as Chairman

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), one of the world's largest petrochemical companies, has announced restructuring its board of directors and the end…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business STC CEO: Redesigning our Strategy, Shifting Away from Traditional Areas

STC CEO: Redesigning our Strategy, Shifting Away from Traditional Areas

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has depended on a new strategy that focuses on growth via new areas and not the traditional telecommunications areas, said STC CEO…

Business Saudi Arabia Establishes ‘Fund of Funds’ for Small Enterprises

Saudi Arabia Establishes ‘Fund of Funds’ for Small Enterprises

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the establishment of the Fund of Funds, a new investment vehicle designed to provide small and medium-sized…

Shuja Al Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Japan Ready to Support Saudi SMEs, Increase Joint Investments

Japan Ready to Support Saudi SMEs, Increase Joint Investments

The Saudi-Japanese Business Council discussed on Monday in Riyadh means to overcome obstacles, bolster investments and support the small and medium-sized…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business IMF

IMF Mission in Tunisia to Assess Advancement of Economic Reforms

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has kicked off a new phase of talks with Tunisian authorities on the advancement of economic reforms, as part of…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business New Delhi

Aramco Inaugurates New Delhi Office to Support Saudi Oil Investments

Middle East oil giant Saudi Aramco announced its most dramatic expansion so far with the opening of Aramco Asia India’s new office in New Delhi. India is the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Says ‘Looks Forward’ to Defense Industry Localization in Saudi Arabia

Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia’s Chief Executive Alan Chinoda said that the arms deal brokered during the US President’s visit last May encompasses the settings…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Business Aramco

Aramco, Saudi Public Investment Fund to Found ‘Super Contractor’

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Saudi Aramco are planning to set up a “super contractor” in partnership with local and international…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Steel

EU Sets Duties on Iran, Russia Steel

The European Union has decided to set duties on hot-rolled steel from four countries, including Iran and Russia, as Germany invited ministers and senior…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business tourists

Turkey Expects $1.6 Billion Surplus in Medium-term Plan

Ankara- The Turkish government expects its primary surplus at 5.8 billion lira ($1.62 billion) in 2018, as part of its latest medium-term plan. The…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Saudi-Russian Talks on Oil Output Agreement ahead of OPEC Meeting

Saudi-Russian Talks on Oil Output Agreement ahead of OPEC Meeting

Saudi Arabia hopes to reach an agreement with Russia on what to do when a global oil output deal expires in March, before an OPEC meeting in November, Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)