Business of Sport Inter Milan becomes first club to get Saudi investment licence Italy’s Inter Milan has become the first international football club to receive a licence in Saudi Arabia. The ministry of investment licence will support the club in extending its brand presence in the Middle East and growing its fanbase. Inter Milan, or Nerazzurri, will bring its expertise and experience as a top-level football club to […] October 17, 2024
Transport Financing being finalised for Riyadh-Jeddah railway line Saudi Arabia Railways hopes to finalise financing for its “Landbridge” project linking the east and west of the country within months, an official said this week. “It will cost at least $7 billion, it depends on the budget. If the budget’s available then we will start building, it will be finished before 2030,” Mesfer Alyami, […] October 15, 2024
Giga-projects Neom ‘uses one fifth of world’s steel’ The Neom giga-project in Saudi Arabia is currently using one fifth of all the steel produced in the world, an official said on Monday. The futuristic city will be the world’s largest customer for construction materials for several decades, said Manar Al Moneef, Neom’s chief investment officer. She told the Global Logistics Forum in the […] October 15, 2024