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PIF’s Ceer to build $1.3bn EV factory in Saudi Arabia

PIF’s Ceer awards $1.3bn contract for EV factory in Saudi Arabia

The electric carmaker awarded the contract for a production facility spanning more than one million square meters

Saudi Arabia transfers 8% Aramco stake to PIF

Saudi Arabia doubles sovereign fund’s stake in Aramco

The fund has held a 4 per cent stake in Aramco since 2022 and indirectly holds another 4 per cent that was transferred last year to Sanabil

Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Bahrain Mumtalakat to boost cooperation, investment

Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Bahrain Mumtalakat to boost cooperation, investment

The agreement aims to expand cooperation between the two parties and enable new and promising investment opportunities in Bahrain

Saudi Arabia’s PIF pitches kingdom as AI hub

Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF pitches kingdom as AI hub

Al-Rumayyan’s comments signal that data centres may be a core part of the kingdom’s strategy to capitalise on the booming demand for GenAI technology

How GCC sovereign funds are accelerating growth

Why GCC wealth funds are becoming engines of regional growth

Sovereign funds in the GCC region are key to their respective governments’ national development plans and contribute to deploying national wealth in strategic sectors of interest

SINDALAH-MDLBEAST

Take a look: Sindalah beach club is NEOM’s latest destination

Sindalah will open its doors in 2024, giving a taste of luxury and fun in the future

MENA region dealmaking jumps 4% to $86bn in 2023

M&A activity in MENA region jumps 4% to $86bn in 2023

The UAE consolidated its status as the preferred destination for investors due to its business-friendly regulations and efficient legal framework

Saudi Aramco lines up banks for potential share sale

Saudi Arabia poised for new Aramco share sale: Report

The government has lined up Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and HSBC for the sale, which could take place in the second or third quarter of this year

Saudi Arabia visitors cross 100 million

Saudi Arabia visited by 100 million tourists in 2023

The kingdom aims to attract 150 million tourists by 2030, with 80 million domestic and 70 million international tourists

Savola Almarai

Saudi’s Savola to distribute 34.52% stake in Almarai to shareholders

Savola’s board has approved the rights issue and the distribution of Almarai shares

PIF launches ALAT a tech firm getty images

Alat: PIF’s new advanced tech firm to drive economic shift

Alat aims to create 39,000 direct jobs in Saudi Arabia by 2030, and achieve a direct non-oil GDP contribution of $9.3bn by the same year

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Saudi Arabia detains AlUla official on corruption charges

A man overseeing the kingdom’s main pre-Islamic heritage sites at AlUla has been arrested on corruption charges

Saudi Arabia’s PIF seeks to raise $5bn from bond sale

Saudi Arabia’s PIF taps debt market with $5bn three-part bond

The triple-tranche bond sale generated strong demand, with orders worth over $27bn

Saudi PIF increases stake in MEPCO to 23.08%

Saudi wealth fund PIF hikes stake in MEPCO to 23.08%

The fund said the investment will enable MEPCO to expand its production, raise its operational efficiency, and support environmental sustainability

The Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Lynas, the only key supplier of the critical minerals outside China, has won further financial backing from Washington to build a plant in the US. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia studies graphite, rare earths trading platform

The kingdom has been studying setting up the trading platform in the second half of 2023 but a decision is not expected any time soon

Saudi Arabia’s PIF secures $5bn loan covered by K-SURE

Saudi Arabia’s PIF secures $5bn loan covered by K-SURE

The deal is the first export credit agency financing by the sovereign fund and will help finance exports from Korea to Saudi Arabia

Heathrow airport road sign

Saudi’s PIF to pick up 10% stake in London’s Heathrow airport

The transaction is subject to regulatory conditions and must comply with the right of first offer

Lucid slashes prices amid EV price wars

Lucid cuts prices of electric sedans for limited time amid EV price wars

The automaker slashed the price of its Air Touring model to $87,500 and the more powerful Grand Touring by $10,000 to $115,600

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Saudi Arabia to enforce January deadline to move regional HQs to Riyadh

Some companies have raised concerns over the regulatory framework, including taxation

Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group - COP28

World Bank chief Ajay Banga warns of economic headwinds for global economy

Geopolitical tensions heightened by the Middle East crisis pose the biggest threat to the world economy

RED SEA-GUESTS

Red Sea destination welcomes its first guests, launches Saudi’s first sea plane company

A delegation of Saudi ministers and leaders were the first guests of the destination

Lucid opens Saudi Arabia’s first car production facility

Lucid opens Saudi Arabia’s first car production facility

The new facility will assemble Lucid Airs, with an initial capacity to produce 5,000 units a year

Saudi PIF-backed ADES Holding set to raise SAR4.6bn in IPO

Saudi PIF-backed ADES Holding seeks to raise SAR4.6bn from IPO

The company is selling 237.1 million new shares in the IPO while its shareholders are selling about 101.6 million shares

PIF-SABIC

Saudi’s PIF to create steel giant with $3.3bn Sabic deal

The deal is expected to close before the end of the first quarter of 2024

Ben Stokes cricket

England Cricket captain Ben Stokes predicts Saudi could be the next biggest player in cricket

Ben Stokes was unveiled as one of the athletes backing a new venture capital firm allowing sports stars to invest in consumer-facing startups

Aliph Capital secures funding from PIF-backed Jada

Saudi PIF’s Jada invests in Aliph Capital’s “Aliph Fund I”

The investment reinforces Jada’s commitment to supporting small and midsize enterprises in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves plunge to 2009 low

Saudi foreign reserves plunge by most since pandemic to 2009 low

The decline in July was the biggest since the government transferred $40bn to its wealth fund from the central bank to invest abroad

AviLease buys StanChart’s aircraft leasing business

Saudi PIF’s AviLease to acquire StanChart’s aircraft leasing business

The jet lessor will acquire a portfolio of 100 narrowbody aircraft and become a servicer for another 22 jets

Saudi PIF, holders to offer 30% stake in oil driller ADES IPO

Saudi PIF, holders to offer 30% stake in oil driller ADES IPO

The offering will consist of 338.7 million shares, which will include the issuance of 237.1 million new shares through a capital increase

US Treasuries - stocks

Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries at six-year low

The kingdom in June sold more than $3bn in US government debt, offloading the securities for a third consecutive month