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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Saudi Banks Step Up
From infrastructure and SMEs to fintech, a thriving banking sector is taking a major role in the kingdom’s economic overhaul.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
PGA Tour Board Member Pleads with Colleagues: Reconsider Saudi Deal
Just as the US Senate prepares to talk golf on Capitol Hill, one PGA exec is urging his fellow directors to “evaluate alternative sources of capital.”
Banking
GCC Supplement 2023: Saudi Banking Boom
From infrastructure and SMEs to fintech, a thriving banking sector is taking a major role in the kingdom’s economic overhaul.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudi Arabia’s Middle America Makeover
Profit overrides principle with the recent PGA-LIV Golfdeal; expect more M&A in sports and other sectors.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Arab League Hears Pitches For Multipolar Politics
Syria returns to the Arab League as Ukrainain PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy asks Arab nations to use their ties with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Aramco Breaks Profit Record
Aramco’s impressiveperformance underscores Saudi Arabia’s continued overwhelming reliance on oil and gas revenue to fund its carbon-neutral ambitions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudis Boost Boeing Order Book
Saudia and Riyadh Air join forces to order121 Boeing 787s, the company's fifth largest commercial order by value ever.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Saudi Arabia Restoring Ties With Iran
The surprise deal was made possible by an unexpectedactor from outside the region:China.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Saudi Arabia’s New Central Bank Governor Must Tame Inflation
Saudi Arabia's central bank raisedkey policy rates seven times in 2022 and economic growth is projected to slow this year.
Country Report
Saudi Arabia: Digital Boom
Saudi Arabia went in a decade from a desert kingdom to one of the world’s most connected nations.
Country Report
Saudi Arabia: Game-Changing Open Banking
Complying with open banking is a requirement for all Saudi banks, and most have started adapting.