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Saudization minimum wage to climb 50% over 18 months in a bid to revive stalled hiring in lower-skilled jobs
When the floor last moved in 2021, roughly 40% of Saudis in the private sector saw a raise
Saudi Arabia holds the biggest piece of Gulf investment in Syria’s rebuild, but the pieces don’t yet link up
Saudi Arabia is in most layers of the build-out, while CMA CGM, DP World, and a Qatar-led consortium hold the…
Saudi Arabia is building its gas business at home and its LNG business abroad
Aramco is weighing gas exports and a listing of its gas business, and the one terminal proposal tied to Jafurah…
Gulf champions and Western firms are staying the course on AI infrastructure in the Middle East, but more attacks could change their calculus
Construction continues across Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but soaring insurance premiums and costly defenses are changing the economics —…
MENA startups set a mega-round record in 3Q as the early-stage deal base thinned 45%
Three Gulf fintech rounds carried the quarter
Saudi banks pick margins over market share in 2Q
Al Rajhi, SNB and Riyad Bank pulled back on lending guidance, letting mid-sized banks like AlJazira and Albilad do the…
Is Saudi Arabia’s debt strategy sustainable?
Analyst Rachel Ziemba argues that while quarterly numbers look solid, Saudi Arabia faces medium-term fiscal tests as spending needs rise
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman urges Trump to curtail strikes
Good morning, folks. Our top two stories cover Saudi Arabia’s reckoning with notable regional disruptions, namely the TASI’s July performance…
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