Saudi Arabia
Manufacturing
Saudi Arabia plans $10-bn Aramco share sale
Saudi Arabia is planning a multi-billion-dollar share sale in energy giant Aramco as soon as June in what would be ......
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MENA Digest: Egyptian startup OneOrder, Saudi SaaS firm Merit lead funding
Dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa region during the week was propelled by high-value, growth-stage fundraises by tech-led ......
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IBM inks deal with Saudi to train AI system in Arabic, to unveil new models
International Business Machines on Tuesday said that it will release a family of artificial intelligence models as open-source software, and ......
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 entertainment business SEVEN, in ......
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 public ......
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 Malaysia, ......
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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 businesses, is keeping ......