Saudi Arabia

Manufacturing

27 May, 2024

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 ......

TMT

24 May, 2024

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 ......

TMT

21 May, 2024

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

20 May, 2024

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 ......

TMT

14 May, 2024

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

14 May, 2024

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

08 May, 2024

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

06 May, 2024

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, ......

Premium

TMT

03 May, 2024

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 ......

Premium

TMT

01 May, 2024

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 ......