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S&P Global, Moody’s raise Saudi Arabia rating on reform agenda

Fitch Ratings, one of the big three rating agencies, assigns Saudi Arabia the same score as S&P Global while Moody’s has it one level higher

PIF unveils 3 private sector initiatives. Image by PIF

Saudi Arabia’s PIF unveils three initiatives to boost private sector growth

The strategy aligns with the fund’s aim to support the private sector in increasing its contribution to GDP by up to 65 per cent by 2030

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Saudi Arabia unveils Riyadh Air, the country’s new national carrier

Riyadh will be the company’s operational hub, and will connect the Saudi capital to over 100 destinations globally

Korea Eximbank and Saudi Aramco deal

Saudi Aramco signs $6bn deal with Korea Eximbank

The deal comes amid expectations of lucrative business opportunities in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East

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From bean to brew: How Saudi Coffee Company is powering the kingdom’s coffee industry

Saudi Coffee Company‘s chairman Fahad Alnuhait tell us how the company is protecting the legacy of the kingdom’s coffee farmers

Saudi Arabia's PIF backs emkan capital

Saudi wealth fund unit backs Emkan Capital’s technology fund

Emkan Capital’s technology fund will invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies with high-growth potential

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Alibaba, PIF-backed fund to raise $1bn for tech deals

The fund has already invested in 16 companies and plans to list three of them on the Saudi stock exchange and two in the US next year

Saudi Arabia's PIF and Maaden sign JV

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Ma’aden to set up JV

The joint-venture company aims to initially invest in iron ore, copper, nickel, and lithium as a non-operating partner taking minority equity positions

Olam Group plans to list agribusiness unit in Saudi Arabia

Olam Group plans to list agribusiness unit in Saudi Arabia

The proposed initial public offering of Olam Agri in Saudi Arabia would be the first listing of a global company in the country

Saudi’s PIF acquires up to 9.5% stake in Skyborn Renewables

The investment will allow the sovereign wealth fund to participate in the acceleration of energy transition and clean energy at an international scale

PIF partners with Blackrock to explore investments in Saudi Arabia, Middle East

The two entities will collaborate to attract regional and international investors, and boost foreign direct investment into Saudi Arabia

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Telecom industry’s value creation blueprint for the future

Telcos are already speeding the digitisation journey with new products and solutions developed on their own or through public-private partnerships

Saudi Crown Prince launches masterplan for SAR75bn Jeddah Central project

The project will include four landmarks – an opera House, museum, sports stadium and oceanarium, as well as 17,000 residential units

Saudi wealth fund PIF raises $3.2bn from sale of STC stake

The Public Investment Fund offered 120 million shares in Saudi Telecom at SAR100 each

Saudi wealth fund PIF announces oil platform themed tourism project, ‘The Rig’

According to PIF, it is the world’s ‘first tourism destination on offshore platforms’ 

Biggest Saudi IPO since Aramco draws strong investor interest

The $1.2bn IPO by ACWA Power International had initial demand amounting to several billion dollars

Saudi wealth fund makes senior hires, including Goldman banker

Goldman banker Eyas AlDossari will head investment advisory within the MENA Investments Division of the fund

Saudi wealth fund PIF leads investment in $800m Middle East infrastructure fund

Aberdeen and Investcorp announced the fund two years ago with a view to channel investment into the Middle East’s health care, education and utilities industries

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Saudi Arabia considers starting homegrown electric-car maker

The project is linked to existing plans to build up automotive infrastructure in the country

Saudi-backed UK health app Babylon ends deal with Tencent

A $550m cash infusion led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in 2019 valued the company at about $2bn

Saudi wealth fund PIF starts private security firm

The National Security Services Company, also known as SAFE, will focus on providing a range of specialised services

Saudi’s $360bn sovereign wealth fund PIF rejigs top leadership

The reshuffle comes as the PIF and its subsidiaries prepare to significantly increase domestic spending

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SABIC is said to weigh IPO of specialty chemicals business

SABIC reported its biggest quarterly loss in at least a decade in the three months through June

Saudi Arabia’s PIF abandons bid for Newcastle United

The consortium formally withdrew its interest because of the prolonged process and current challenges

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco completes $70bn takeover of SABIC

Aramco will push back the bulk of installments until after 2022 and delay the final one by three years until 2028

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Aramco begins taking SABIC stake in $69bn of block trades

Aramco will pay $24.8bn this week as a first installment in the deal

Saudi moved $40bn in reserves to sovereign wealth fund PIF

The sovereign fund has spent billions of dollars this year buying equities, including stakes in BP, Boeing, Citigroup and Facebook

Saudi wealth fund said to be seeking $10bn margin loan

PIF is in need of capital as it embarks on an investment spree that has seen it build stakes in some of the world’s largest companies since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

Saudi wealth fund PIF buys Boeing, Citi, Facebook, Disney stakes

The PIF is looking into “any opportunity” arising from the economic wreckage of the crisis, its governor said in April

Saudi wealth fund seeking ‘any opportunity’ amid virus

The Public Investment Fund has stepped up deal-making in a bid to become the world’s biggest manager of sovereign capital