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Saudi oil output sunset

Oil price fall pushes Saudi Arabia to look at raising output

Saudi Arabia is preparing to raise its oil output from December, in an attempt to reclaim its shrinking global market share. The world’s biggest crude exporter will have to accept lower crude prices for longer but is resigned to giving up its $100 a barrel target price, according to reports. Oil prices dropped sharply on […]

CNBM and Aramco executives sign the agreement in the presence of Aramco president & CEO Amin H. Nasser (centre)

Aramco ties with China for industrial manufacturing

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, is exploring opening manufacturing facilities for industrial components and advanced materials in collaboration with a state-run Chinese company. The Saudi-listed company and China National Building Material Group have signed a five-year agreement for potential collaboration, including establishing manufacturing facilities in the kingdom to produce wind turbine blades, hydrogen storage […]

Emaar Misr's Alamein hotel in Marassi

Dubai’s Emaar pledges Egypt development worth $1 billion

Property developer Emaar plans to invest $1 billion in Egypt in the next 12 months, according to a senior executive. Mohamed Alabbar, the Dubai-based company’s founder, shared the news in an interview with an Arabic-language news outlet, saying the new injection of funds by Egyptian affiliate Emaar Misr Development would build on about $20 billion […]

United Bank’s total assets increased to EGP106 billion ($2.2 billion) in June 2024 from EGP72 billion in 2021

Egypt to sell United Bank stake next year

Egypt’s central bank intends to list the state-run United Bank on the local stock exchange in the first quarter of 2025. The central bank is working to secure approvals from the Financial Regulatory Authority and the Egyptian stock exchange to launch the initial public offering (IPO), the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported. Details of […]

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 11, 2024. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

The huge ambitions of PIF come at vast expense

The scale of the holdings is vast and the ambition is huge. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was the world’s highest-spending state-owned investor in the first half of 2024, according to Global SWF, a consultancy.   It is due to raise its annual spending to $70 billion in 2025, a year earlier than previously announced, according […]

Alshaya Group, one of the Gulf’s largest franchise owners, is expected to resume discussions about Starbucks next year if the situation improves

Kuwait’s Alshaya delays Starbucks franchise stake sale

Kuwait’s Alshaya Group is “not in a hurry” to sell a stake in its Starbucks regional franchise due to the ongoing geopolitical unrest and boycotts, which is affecting its valuation, according to a news report. Discussions are expected to resume next year “if the situation improves”, Reuters reported, citing informed sources. The company, one of […]

Saudi Arabia’s new investment of $5bn will be separate from its deposits with the central bank, Egypt's prime minister Mostafa Madbouly said

Egypt explores new mega deals like Ras El-Hekma

Egypt is planning new developments along the Red Sea coast, with at least five new areas identified for deals similar to Ras El-Hekma, prime minister Mostafa Madbouly has said. The UAE sovereign fund ADQ unveiled plans in February to invest $35 billion to build the “largest new city” in Egypt to promote tourism and drive […]

Salic MHP chicken processing

PIF subsidiary takes stake in Ukraine poultry producer

A subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has taken a stake in the Ukraine-based poultry producer MHP in a deal worth more than $13.5 million. MHP, more fully Myronivsky Hliboproduct, which trades on the London Stock Exchange, is an international food and agrotech company, founded in Kyiv in 1998. It has a strong presence […]

Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly and Saudi crown Prince and prime minister Mohammed bin Salman meet in Riyadh on Monday

PIF to initiate $5bn investment in Egypt

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will pump $5 billion into Egypt in a first investment phase. The directive was given by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during his meeting with Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. No other details were given on the planned investment. NewsletterGet the Best […]