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Financing investment funds to list on Tadawul
On the main market, borrowing is capped at 15% of net asset value, while funds…
How global crises are turning into financial assets
Daily trading volumes on Polymarket exceed USD 100 mn
Prediction markets boom amid legislative showdown in the US
New research shows that prediction markets are leading in price discovery and outperforming professional analysts
How Saudi’s new regulations could help spur supply in a crunched warehousing market
Setting up new warehouses — as well as operating existing ones — will be required…
Tadawul
Markets across the Middle East jump on ceasefire news
Good morning, all. The two-week ceasefire is looking increasingly fragile by the hour and we’re…
KHC to buy Breakthrough Energy stake, Parsons tapped for sports village, Tadawul warns of trading suspensions
Kingdom Holding is moving to acquire a Breakthrough Energy stake from its Chairman Prince Alwaleed…
TASI’s March rise could be masking weak investor appetite
Total trading value hit SAR 103.9 bn across roughly 4.8 bn shares, with flows largely…
Tadawul bottom line down on lower trading volumes
Average daily trading value fell by 30.6% fall
Nomu
Are IPOs heading for a temporary pause?
The window for a pre-summer listing is already closed for companies that haven’t secured regulatory…
Nomu is getting its first 2026 newcomer
Proceeds will be directed primarily toward expanding the aesthetic medicine provider’s footprint
Alwazn Almithaly opens books on Nomu IPO
The subscription period will run until 9 December.
Nomu opens up to more investors in push to revive liquidity
The threshold for individuals qualifying through trading activity was cut to SAR 20 mn in…
A wobbly ceasefire puts spanner in EM equities’ recovery
Stock markets were seeing a rally in the wake of the ceasefire news
Saudi debt issuers hold off due to war premium pricing strike
The Iran war appears to have stalled issuers’ willingness to pay, not their ability to…
Private capital hasn’t frozen in MENA — but the exit playbook could change if the war drags on
PE and VC-backed companies were already pivoting to local exchanges before the war. That wager…
How Sico navigated the first TASI underperformance in a decade
Active stock picking and shifts into ex-Saudi markets provided a hedge against TASI valuation resets
Public Investment Fund
PIF, GCC SWFs reportedly commit USD 24 bn to Warner Bros. takeover
The funds have non-voting positions to allay foreign ownership concerns
PIF signals global investments still going strong at FII Miami
“We measure our returns not in quarters but in decades,” Governor Al Rumayyan said
How PIF and GCC wealth funds could stress-test the Iran conflict
The escalating regional conflict could force a rethink of sovereign capital deployment across the GCC.…
Bondholders call the PIF’s bluff as S&P stalls EA debt maneuver
The consortium must now decide whether to sweeten the offer or risk a protracted judicial…
Royal court
New governors, deputy ministers appointed in latest royal decrees
Jazan gets a new governor — Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King Salman reshuffles senior military commanders
New commanders to the joint, land, and naval forces
Five companies get mining exploration licenses
5 companies received licenses for 6 sites
A beach-cleaning robot
The robot is able to clean 3k sqm within an hour
Public policy
Privatization reset targets USD 64 bn in private capex by 2030
The new strategy concludes the privatization program launched in 2018
New pension system comes into effect, pushing up retirement age for most
The new rules raise the retirement age for new entrants to the job market
Wherein the WSJ takes an interest in our public finances
Officials have previously signaled we’d be borrowing — and pacing out select projects
New rules regulating gov’t communication at home and abroad
Formal government communication with entities abroad of foreign missions here will only be made through the…
Diplomacy
Saudi’s peace premium spared it the brunt of the conflict — but time is not on our side
The Kingdom is still part of the wider GCC after all
Tadawul’s benchmark fell as Middle East war edges on
Oil tanker movements through Hormuz seem to have been halted, with roughly 240 vessels stopping…
Regional war day three: where do things stand?
As Operation Epic Fury enters its third day, neither the US and Israel nor Iran…
What does the widening regional war mean for Saudi Arabia?
The developments will almost certainly deal a further blow to Tadawul’s main market