Rent in Saudi skyrockets as developers fall behind
Supply-demand mismatch in Saudi may cause you to pay even more rent for your house and office space. Banque Saudi Fransi’s John Sfakianakis gives us an overview
May 10, 2011 5:20Saudi villa prices rise 20 pct in H1 2011 -report
Saudi Arabia is rolling out a $400 billion spending plan to combat massive housing problem caused by population growth.
May 9, 2011 2:15
Saudi youth and work
Arab News’ Saleh Al-Rasheed believes the current debate about Saudi youth employment is a clash between two cultures of Saudis—those who lived before the oil boom, and those born during the boom years.
April 26, 2011 2:58
Saudi uneasy with high oil price, worried about economy
Aramco CEO sees oil markets well supplied; Aramco CEO says mulling 3 new JV refineries in Asia; Refining capacity to surpass 6 mln bpd, up from 4 mln bpd
April 26, 2011 2:54
Saudis in tough act to balance sweet-sour crude supply
Brent-Dubai spread trades near widest level since 2005; Heavy sour crude to remain depressed during Libya outage; Japan's recovering sour demand provides some support
April 23, 2011 8:00
A Global Retail Invasion
Unrest or not, the Middle East, global retailers forge on with regional expansion, hoping there won’t be any long-term impact on people’s desires to buy international.
April 17, 2011 1:05Saudi investors, Turkey pledge to invest in Bosnia
Saudi investors form joint venture for Bosnia; Initial capital of company, led by IDB, is $50 million;Turkish state Eximbank to extend credit lines for Bosnia
April 7, 2011 9:21Saudi investment firm Khalijia to retrench
To close brokerage, asset management unit - document; Shareholders failed to commit extra capital - sources * To meet with Saudi regulator Tuesday - sources; Lists Kuwaiti Gulf Bank and NIC among shareholders
April 5, 2011 2:12Saudi consumer cos to gain from welfare spend: AlembicHC
Upgrades Herfy to overweight from neutral; Says Jarir remains top pick in Saudi consumer coverage
April 4, 2011 5:01Kuwait sees $90 as new oil price floor
Kuwait not boosting output in April; Brent trading close to $120 a barrel; Oil prices would fall if regional conflict short-lived
April 4, 2011 4:56Qatar, Saudi left standing in Syria telco licence bid
Qatar Telecom makes bid for Syria licence; Move follows offer from Saudi Telecom for licence; France Telecom, Etisalat, Turkcell withdrawn; Trio cite onerous conditions of bid
April 4, 2011 4:48Middle East, Central Asia and Africa to pass $250b mark in transactions by 2012
E-downloads perfect for prepaid; Region has many unbanked women and youth; Government payroll identified as a key growth area; TNS exclusive research predicts 50% of UAE consumers are ready for prepaid
March 30, 2011 4:18Saudi prints 1.5 million copies of anti-demo edict
Additional printing on top of 500,000 already ordered; Fatwa calls for unity, cohesion
March 29, 2011 3:51Saudi Arabia seeks extra gasoline imports
Plans to buy 180,000T in April-June through two tenders; Collapse of Libyan demand leads to Med overhang; BP and Litasco win supply deal - trade source
March 29, 2011 3:41
Field of dreams
A forecast of six real estate trends in Saudi Arabia for 2011 reminds Kipp of a Kevin Costner where unknown forces urged him to build a baseball field that will attract other-worldly players.
March 28, 2011 4:38
Kuwait: expats sent packing
The state plans to get tough and reduce the number of foreign residents.
May 20, 2013 5:05
Dubai Labourers on 'rare' labour protest
Two Arabtec employees who asked not to be identified said several thousand workers engaged on various projects did not report for duty on Sunday.
May 20, 2013 9:33
Tumblr officially off the market
Yahoo! board unanimously approves the acquisition...
May 19, 2013 3:20
A maid's wage
An FNC member to argue that minimum wages are 'taking advantage' of employers.
May 20, 2013 4:24
Taking on Abercrombie & Fitch
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43