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Saudi Finance Minister Says 2013 Growth Will Top 4.4%

The International Monetary Fund forecasted Saudi Arabia’s GDP growth at 4.4 per cent, down from 6.8 per cent in 2012.

French Man Dies Of Coronavirus After Dubai Visit

The worldwide death toll now stands at 23 as Saudi Arabia reports five new cases.

Foreign Workers Queue To Quit Saudi Arabia

Earlier this year the kingdom began to crack down on the many foreign workers who violated their visa terms.

Saudi King Hands National Guard Ministry To Son

Prince Miteb’s promotion bolsters his credentials within the ruling al-Saud family.

Arabtec JV Wins $107m Saudi Hospital Deal

A joint venture between Arabtec and Terna won a contract to build a 105-bed hospital in Riyadh.

WHO To Help Saudi Investigate Coronavirus Before Haj

The virus, which can cause coughing, fever and pneumonia, emerged in Saudi Arabia last year and has been found in 33 people there, killing 17.

Oil Saving Win-Win Drives Saudi Solar Power Boom

Riyadh plans to install 41,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power over the next 20 years.

Aramco Awards Midyan Gas Project To India’s L&T

The project, estimated to be worth less than $300 million, is due to come online in mid-2016.

Dubai’s Drake And Scull Wins $461m Saudi Tower Contract

The twin-tower residential and commercial development will be built in Jeddah’s Corniche area.

Inflation A Potential Risk For Saudi Economy – IMF

The IMF predicts Saudi’s overall growth to reach 4.4 per cent this year, due partly to an expected decline in oil output.

Saudi Aramco Seeks Bids For Power Plant

The plant will use integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology to convert vacuum residue fuel from the refinery into a synthetic gas.

REVEALED: The Biggest Banks In Saudi Arabia

Taken from the Gulf Business Top 50 Banks, these are the biggest banks in the Kingdom by 2012 total assets.

Three Hotel Brands Make Their Move On Saudi Arabia

Ascott is opening up in Riyadh, while the first One & Only Resort and first Staybridge Suites in KSA are opening in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia To Import High Diesel Volumes This Summer

Saudi Aramco is estimated to import 8.9 million barrels of diesel in June, up from around 6.7 to 7.5 million barrels in May.

Saudi Oil Exports Fell In March As Power Use Rose

The Kingdom produced 9.136 million bpd of oil in March, 14,000 bpd less than in February.

Saudi Maaden Reopens Phosphate, Ammonia Plants

The company’s financial impact of the shut-down is initially estimated at SAR119 million.

Saudi Arabia Says Hackers Sabotage Government Websites

An investigation traced the attacks to hundreds of internet protocol addresses in a number of countries.

Saudi Regulations Target Stock Market Speculators

The Capital Market Authority announced a series of measures designed to reduce the volatility of shares, make them harder to manipulate and improve the quality of listed companies.

Saudi’s Mobily Denies Asking For Help To Spy On Customers

A software engineer claimed that the company had asked him to build surveillance tools to intercept customers’ messages on Twitter.

Carlyle-Backed General Lighting Plans Saudi Share Sale

Carlyle acquired its 30 per cent stake in General Lighting for an undisclosed amount in March 2010.

Virgin Among Five Bidders For Saudi Telecom Licences

The Kingdom plans to sell three mobile virtual network operator licences as part of a plan to liberalise its telecom market.

Saudi Arabia Confirms Four New Cases Of Deadly SARS-Like Virus

On Sunday Saudi Arabia said it had had a total of 24 confirmed cases since the disease was identified last year, of whom 15 had died.

Tanzania Releases UAE, Saudi Citizens Held Over Church Bombing

The UAE Foreign Ministry announced that the Emiratis had been released on its Twitter account late on Sunday.

Saudi Banks To Reserve More Jobs For Locals

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency sent banks a circular in April giving them three months to list the types of jobs that could be reserved entirely for Saudis.

SARS-Like Virus In Saudi Can Pass Person-To-Person

A virus from the same family triggered the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome that swept the world after emerging in Asia and killed 775 people in 2003.

Saudi Stock Market Caps First-Day Price Volatility

Previously, firms debuting on the Tadawul had unrestricted price movement on their first day of trading, meaning shares often soared before falling back later.

Investment Guru Mobius Eyes The Gulf

Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius reveals why he wants to double investments in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi In No Rush To “Import Tourists”

The Kingdom is currently investing heavily in building tourism facilities for domestic visitors.

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Jeddah’s IDB Unit Launches Sovereign Sukuk Insurance

The insurance product is designed to boost the credit ratings of sukuk for sovereign issuers.

WHO Experts To Visit Saudi Hospital Where Coronavirus Spread

The total known infections worldwide to have risen to 31, of which 18 have died.