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Not exactly selling America…
Foreign holdings stood at USD 9.0 tn, just shy of March’s all-time high
A new PIF company will drive Expo 2030 construction. PLUS: Humain Create launched to provide “Hollywood quality” interactive experiences
Talal Al Marri will be Expo 2030 Riyadh Company’s CEO
Saudi is loading up on Chinese energy storage systems
ALSO- Bloomberg sheds some light on PIF investments to bring in big EV players to the Kingdom
Family offices shift focus to private credit
Nearly one-third of family offices plan to boost their private credit allocations this year
Riyadh Air picks Rolls-Royce engines to go with Airbus order
AND- Saudi and Panama to cooperate on air transport regs
Fintech platform Octa to deploy USD 20 mn for embedded SME lending in Saudi
The financing will be available to qualifying SMEs on the platform starting in the 3Q 2025
UIHC + Egypt’s Nowpay set up new fintech firm
ALSO- Asas Makeen signs off a SAR 240 mn contract with NHC
PE and VC activity in MENA took a hit last year, but momentum looks strong for 2025 -Pitchbook
Total private market fundraising fell last year to USD 13.4 bn across 56 funds
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