Saudi Arabia
Finance
Saudi's SMASCO sets issue price for $240 mn IPO
Saudi Arabian staffing company SMASCO announced its final IPO price at 7.50 riyals per share via the Saudi Exchange on ......
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Desert Venture acquires Saudi-based entertainment firm
The company behind Saudi Arabia's vast Qiddiya sports and entertainment complex near Riyadh will take over ......
Economy
China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi industrial agenda
Negotiations between China and an Arab bloc for a free trade agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that ......
Finance
Saudi Arabia's SMASCO aims to raise $240 mn via IPO
Saudi Arabian staffing company SMASCO aims to raise as much as 900 million riyals ($239.99 million) in its initial ......
Infrastructure
Shell in talks to sell its Malaysia fuel stations to Aramco
Energy giant Shell is in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Saudi Aramco to sell its gas station business in ......
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MENA Digest: Abyan Capital, Bon Plus raise early-stage funds
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa decelerated compared to the previous week but saw at least two ......
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Why UAE's Nuwa Capital is reluctant to invest in these tech sectors
Nuwa Capital, a UAE-based venture capital firm, which is currently deploying its maiden $100-million fund in early-stage......
Economy
Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP falls 1.8% year-on-year
Saudi Arabia's real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 1.8% year-on-year in the first quarter, flash estimates ......
Finance
BlackRock to launch PIF-backed Saudi investment platform
The world's largest asset manager BlackRock said on Tuesday it plans to launch a new investment platform in Saudi ......
Manufacturing
Saudi firm Ma'aden to buy US fertilizer maker Mosaic's stake in JV for $1.5 bn
Fertilizer maker Mosaic Co said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia's flagship mining firm Ma'aden would acquire the U.......








