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HUMAIN Secures $667 Million Infra Financing to Advance Saudi Arabia’s AI Infrastructure

Business A photo taken during the signing ceremony of the two agreements in Riyadh (SPA) 

HUMAIN Secures $667 Million Infra Financing to Advance Saudi Arabia’s AI Infrastructure

The National Infrastructure Fund (Infra) and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, signed on Monday two…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
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 Iraq

Iraq Confirms Supporting OPEC Oil Cut Deal

Iraq will support the decision to extend the deal of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries to cut oil output, if…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Harvey, Aramco

After Harvey, Aramco Shuts Down Biggest Refinery in US

Damages resulting from Harvey storm on the US refining sector mounted as Motiva Enterprises – owned by Aramco – announced that it would completely halt…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business cars

Turkey’s Economic Confidence Index Highest in 5 Years

Turkey's economic confidence index increased by 2.5 percent to 106 points in August, its highest level since July 2012, the Turkish Statistical Institute …

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Saudi Real Estate Subject to Supply-Demand

Saudi Real Estate Subject to Supply-Demand

The real estate market has started a new phase of changes in supply and demand levels as well as prices – the sector is now subject to supply and demand…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Dongfeng

Renault-Nissan to Collaborate with Dongfeng to Build e-Cars in China

Renault-Nissan announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with China’s Dongfeng Motor to build electric cars in the world’s biggest auto market. The new…

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Business Turkish Economy Targets 10th Place Worldwide by 2023

Turkish Economy Targets 10th Place Worldwide by 2023

The Turkish government aims to push its economy to the tenth place in the world, and the third in Europe by 2023. Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Hamdok

Arab-African Trade Exchange Sees Remarkable Growth

Trade exchange between Africa and the Arab world has grown significantly over the past decade, a UN report said, adding that the volume is expected to increase…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Oil

Egypt Inks Three New Oil Exploration Agreements

Minister of Petroleum Tarek al-Mulla signed three new agreements for oil and gas exploration in the Western Desert of Egypt with the Egyptian General Petroleum…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Turkey

FDI in Turkey Declines by 8 Percent

Foreign investment in Turkey decreased by 8 percent in the first half of 2017 compared with the same period of 2016, Economy Ministry data showed. According…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Saudi, China

Saudi-Chinese Joint Investment Fund to Boost Economic Relations

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al Falih revealed that a Beijing-Riyadh joint investment fund will be established in the upcoming days. In addition to the fund…

Asma al Ghabri (Jeddah)
Business Tunis

Tunisia's Tourism Revenues Rise 19% in Eight Months

The Tunisian tourism ministry said on Tuesday that tourism revenues have increased by 19 percent in the first eight months of 2017 compared to the same period…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Business OPEC

OPEC, Non-OPEC Meeting Proposed for Sept. 22

The next meeting of a ministerial committee of OPEC and non-OPEC has been proposed for September 22 to discuss the countries’ production pact, according to two…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business UAE: Selective Tax to Generate up to USD1.9 Billion Revenues Annually

UAE: Selective Tax to Generate up to USD1.9 Billion Revenues Annually

Initial estimates in the UAE expected that implementing the selective tax will generate up to AED7 billion (USD1.9 billion) revenues annually to the federal…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi)
Business Pyongyang

China Gasoline Exports to N.Korea Nosedive as Tillerson Hails Pyongyang’s Recent Restraint

Gasoline exports from China to North Korea took a sharp dip in July, which would threaten critical supplies of fuel and force the isolated country to seek…

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Business World Bank

World Bank Supports Establishment of Jordanian Innovative Startups Fund

The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation signed Monday a $50 million facilitated loan agreement with the World Bank to support the establishment…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Shale gas

US, Russia Fight over European Energy Market

The American-Russian competition over the European energy market has reached a fever pitch in recent days, which is threatening a “bitter battle” between the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt

Energy, Real Estate Lead Sectors Luring Foreign Flows into Egypt

International investment institutions expected Egypt to witness a significant economic improvement starting next year in terms of foreign investment inflows,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business BIBAN

Saudi Arabia Prepares to Launch Forum to Support SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) will launch an interactive forum (BIBAN), which will be held at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Maersk

France's Total to Buy Denmark’s Maersk Oil for $7.45 Billion

French oil company giant Total is buying Denmark’s AP Moller Maersk’s oil and gas business for $7.45 billion. The deal will strengthen Total’s operation in the…

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Business Turkey

Turkey Ranked Third in Economic Growth among G20

Turkey has occupied the third rank among the 20 major economies as to economic growth after its average growth reached 5 percent during the first quarter of…

Business SAMA

25 Saudi Insurance Companies Achieve Growth in H1 2017

Twenty-five insurance companies out of 33 listed on the Saudi stock market have achieved a new growth in profitability for the first half of 2017. However,…

Shuja Al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Bannon

US Locked in 'Economic War with China'

White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview published Wednesday that the US is at "economic war with China" and dismissed the ratcheting up…

Business Saudi

Saudi Arabia Supports Compound Feed Industry

At a time when the Saudi market is considered among the top feed importing countries, the kingdom has started to take some steps that would reduce imports and…

Business moody's

Moody’s: Reduced Saudi Budget Deficit Credit Positive to Sovereign

Moody’s has affirmed that the drop in the Saudi budget deficit in the first six months of 2017 to less than the half compared to the same period in 2016 is a…