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Saudi Arabia’s real estate market maintains upward momentum, fueled by residential and hospitality sectors: Report

The residential sector began strong in H1 2024, delivering 27,500 units in Riyadh and Jeddah 

Saudi fund to finance $41-million infrastructure rehabilitation project in Dominica

This initiative aims to boost socio-economic growth and improve residents' quality of life 

Saudi Arabia concludes participation in G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting, signs pact with Brazil for peaceful space collaboration

The meeting included bilateral talks with Brazil and India on cooperation in the space economy and related technologies

Saudi Arabia, Brazil unite to elevate joint efforts in space science and technology

The agreement details collaboration in space activities, such as science research and remote sensing

Arabian Mills IPO 132 times oversubscribed, generating $35.74 billion in total orders

The company set the final offer price at SAR66 per share, indicating a market capitalization of $903 million

Saudi Arabia’s THIQAH, Google Cloud partner to provide innovative solutions for business growth

Partnership seeks to provide access to world-class cloud infrastructure, addressing the diverse needs of customers

24 Fintech: $213 million fintech venture capital fund announced

In 2023 alone, investments in fintech in Saudi Arabia exceeded $790 million, an 8-fold increase from 2021's $91 million

Saudi Arabia’s PMI rises to 54.8 in August 2024, driven by new business and government investment

The PMI noted significant job creation, with employment rising at one of the highest rates in a decade

Saudi Arabia enhances air connectivity with new direct flight route from Riyadh to London

Saudi Minister of Tourism oversaw agreement between Air Connectivity Program and Virgin Atlantic Airlines

Saudi fund deploys $20 billion globally in 50 years

800+ development projects have been funded by SFD since inception

Saudi housing company reports $3.59 billion in sales, achieving 4-fold growth with over 13,000 units sold in H1 2024

The sales surge is linked to the company’s launch of multiple housing projects across the Kingdom

Saudi Arabia to reap $13.3 billion from Esports and gaming by 2030: Report

Tech and government investments are transforming the Kingdom's esports sector, creating 39,000 jobs by 2030

Saudi Arabia sees 60 percent surge in number of factories since launch of Vision 2030

National Industrial Strategy seeks to raise the number of factories across the country 3.5 fold to 36,000 factories by 2035

184 foreign companies move regional headquarters to Saudi Arabia in H1 2024: Report

In total, the ministry of investment issued 2,728 investment licenses during the first half of the year, up 49.6 percent annually

Saudi Arabia’s Najran region advances Vision 2030 goals with a mine wealth worth $38.64 billion

The Najran region is home to 90 factories with investments surpassing $1.28 billion

Saudi Arabia’s Bahri inks $1 billion purchase agreement for 9 very large crude carriers

Capital Maritime and Trading Corporation agreed to deliver the carriers to Bahri in multiple batches before the end of Q1 of 2025

RCF, EVM partner to secure investment for Saudi Arabia’s $1.5 billion lithium chemicals plant project

Plant's first 2 trains to have a capacity of 50,000 tons per annum of high-purity lithium hydroxide monohydrate

ACWA Power launches commercial operations at Saudi Arabia’s 700 MW Ar Rass solar project

ACWA Power expects the project's financial impact to be reflected during the second half of 2024 onwards

Riyadh Air awards $400 million ground handling contract for King Khalid International Airport

Riyadh Air to launch commercial operations at the King Khalid International Airport by mid-2025

Saudi Arabia’s FDI balance rises 6.1 percent to $217.88 billion in Q1 2024: Report

Saudi Arabia's total fixed capital formation grew 8 percent during Q1 of 2024

Oil demand forecast to reach over 106 million barrels per day in H2 2024, says Aramco chief

Nasser foresees resilient oil fundamentals despite price decline, sees demand growth of 1.6-2 million bpd

Oracle bolsters Saudi Arabia’s AI economy with second public cloud region in Riyadh

New region will help boost the Kingdom’s AI economy, which is expected to reach $135.2 billion by 2030

Saudi Arabia’s PIF strengthens ties with China through $50 billion deals to boost bilateral capital flows

The agreements involve Chinese banks and focus on two-way capital flows through debt and equity