{"id":108493,"date":"2026-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=108493"},"modified":"2026-05-06T03:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:41:10","slug":"the-non-oil-rebound","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/issues\/the-non-oil-rebound\/","title":{"rendered":"The non-oil rebound"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"108495\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"108495\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TODAY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/this-morning-diplomatic-travel-barriers-set-to-fall-between-riyadh-and-ankara\/\">\r\n                            Riyadh, Ankara move to relax official travel rules                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/this-morning-diplomatic-travel-barriers-set-to-fall-between-riyadh-and-ankara\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The non-oil private sector showed partial recovery in April after contracting for the first time in over 5 years in March and regional travel is showing signs of a rebound.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>But that doesn\u2019t mean we haven\u2019t felt the consequences of the war. <\/strong>Our fiscal deficit hit SAR 125.7 bn (c. 35.5 bn) during the first quarter of the year <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 the figure is dangerously close to the USD 44 bn the government has penciled in for the entire year \u2014 <\/span>thanks to a dip in oil revenues and an uptick in government spending.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">^^ We\u2019ll have more on our 1Q performance in tomorrow\u2019s issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSAs<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Gov\u2019t extends mining applications deadline: <\/strong>Investors now have until 31 July to submit prequalification applications for mining exploration licenses across eight sites, the Industry and Minerals Resources Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mimgov\/status\/2051306626070552589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>. The licenses target gold, silver, copper and associated minerals, and iron.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The decision includes sites<\/strong> in Riyadh, Hail, and Aseer, as well as Ashhab Al Dhiab, Jabal Muniya, Al Khashabi, Wadi Khiyam, Jabal Makhit, Al Khushaimiyah, Dhalan Sammar Al Har, and Jabal Idsas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">^^ Investors can access technical data and competition documents via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/taadeen.sa\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Taadeen<\/a><\/strong> <strong> platform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Busines<\/strong><strong>ses s<\/strong><strong>ubject to withholding tax must file their April tax returns by <\/strong><strong>Sunday, 10 May<\/strong> via the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority\u2019s (Zatca) website, the authority said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/ar\/MediaCenter\/News\/Pages\/Submit-WH-Return-for-APR-2026.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Firms face a 1% penalty for every 30 days of delay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Watch this space<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>DIPLOMACY \u2014 No-visa travel between Saudi and <\/strong><strong>Turkey? <\/strong>Saudi Arabia and Turkey are expected to finalize a no-visa travel agreement for holders of special and diplomatic passports today when the Turkey-Saudi Coordination Council meets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/turkey-saudi-arabia-set-scrap-visa-requirements-source-says-2026-05-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing a Turkish diplomatic source.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Ankara is targeting USD 10 bn in bilateral trade with the Kingdom in the near term. Easing travel for special passport holders \u2014 a group that includes senior officials and some business leaders \u2014 removes a key administrative hurdle for firms pursuing cross-border agreements and government-linked projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>We\u2019ve been cozying up with Ankara: <\/strong>Ties have continued to warm following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s visit to Riyadh <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/02\/05\/this-morning-turkish-president-bolsters-ties-in-riyadh-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in February<\/a>, during which the two sides discussed moving forward with a Turkey-GCC freetrade agreement and exploring joint investments.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: gray;background-color: gray\" \/>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>OIL WATCH \u2014 A<\/strong><strong>ramco has reduced the price of its flagship Arab Light crude <\/strong>by USD 4 per barrel for June, setting the new cost at a USD 15.50 premium \u2014 the second highest on record \u2014 above local benchmarks, according to a price list seen by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-05\/saudi-arabia-cuts-oil-prices-for-june-from-record-high-premium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>. Official pricing might not reflect the ultimate cost paid by refiners, as these prices apply to Ras Tanura loadings, industry insiders said. Shipments from Yanbu could involve extra fees.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: gray;background-color: gray\" \/>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>M&amp;A <\/strong><strong>Watch<\/strong><strong> \u2014<\/strong> <strong>FCC<\/strong><strong> commissioner raises alarm bells over PIF-backed Warner Bros <\/strong><strong>merger: <\/strong>US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official Anna Gomez has identified Paramount\u2019s PIF-backed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery as a potential national security risk, as it would constitute foreign investment in US broadcasting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/fcc-commissioner-seeks-rigorous-review-foreign-investment-warner-bros-deal-2026-05-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>ICYMI:<\/strong> Paramount <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/04\/28\/this-morning-goldman-sachs-revises-up-year-end-brent-forecast-to-usd-90\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submitted a request<\/a> to the regulator last week to bypass statutory limits on foreign ownership of US broadcasting assets, as foreign entities would own slightly less than 50% of the merged entity. The merger is backed by <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/04\/09\/pif-gcc-swfs-reportedly-commit-usd-24-bn-to-warner-bros-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some USD 24 bn in commitments<\/a> from the Public Investment Fund and other GCC sovereign wealth funds.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: gray;background-color: gray\" \/>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>INFRA<\/strong><strong>STRUCTURE \u2014 Taif Road extension 65% complete: <\/strong>The Royal Commission for Riyadh City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcrc.gov.sa\/en\/227117-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that the extension of Taif Road \u2014 part of the first phase of a <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/08\/18\/riyadh-awards-sar-13-bn-in-contracts-for-road-development-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAR 13 bn main and ring road development program<\/a> \u2014 is 65% complete. The 9.7 km extension runs from the Laban neighborhood to Qiddiya, and will have the capacity to handle up to 440k vehicles daily.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: gray;background-color: gray\" \/>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/menaplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/258.gif?ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Riyadh to Mumbai. Abu Dhabi to Singapore. Dubai to London. 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President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116524418935002706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a \u201cshort\u201d pause on US efforts to escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz \u201cto see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed.\u201d Echoing sentiments of deescalation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c1wz2ld4535t?fbclid=IwY2xjawRmiG9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF2bUkwM3NKSXZQdDY5bnRrc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmvgQ3th2DFroHsYTl3DOWJICdDakxpaTSmmU_ks8lx7Y6vBwiahoXxbm7Vh_aem_pBdrpojVjMnjwJ0OhyZ3og&amp;page=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> that the offensive stage of Washington\u2019s campaign is over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Could we bid farewell to quarterly earnings? <\/strong>The Securities and Exchange Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/3560d1e3-8271-453f-84d6-4a875b9efd98?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/3560d1e3-8271-453f-84d6-4a875b9efd98?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considering<\/a> dropping the mandatory requirement of quarterly reporting, opting to keep disclosures a semi-annual occasion. The move by the US regulator coincides with Trump\u2019s call for deregulation for Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Meanwhile, in the world of AI:<\/strong> Meta is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5b48360c-53f2-444a-80a8-f7034750fd62?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">developing a personalized AI assistant<\/a> designed to streamline daily tasks for its global user base. Sources with knowledge of the matter compared the initiative to services offered by OpenClaw, which enables users to deploy autonomous agents capable of executing complex tasks independently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>But is AI a bubble waiting to pop? <\/strong>JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink say no. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ce8a1b9d-1427-472f-9585-294c7af2e0fb?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have argued<\/a>, in separate comments, that Wall Street\u2019s massive investments in AI tech and infrastructure are justified. Fink argues that AI spending is the \u201copposite\u201d of a bubble, saying that \u201cwe have supply shortages; demand is growing much faster than anyone has anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>ALSO-<\/strong> Supply chain woes hit PIF-backed Lucid Group hard last quarter, causing the EV maker to suspend its annual forecast after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/lucid-misses-quarterly-revenue-estimates-supplier-issue-hits-gravity-suv-2026-05-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive revenue miss<\/a>. 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The move back above the 50.0 threshold signals a modest recovery in operating conditions on the back of domestic demand, though the improvement is dampened by aggressive price hikes and constricted supply chains. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Domestic demand steps up: <\/strong>Internal demand was the primary driver of growth in April. While regional war-jitters caused some clients to hesitate, domestic orders surged as local customers returned to the market after a volatile March. The new orders sub-index recovered to 51.5 from March\u2019s 45.2, helping offset the sharpest decline in export orders in the survey\u2019s 17-year history, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-non-oil-business-activity-returns-growth-april-demand-recovers-slightly-2026-05-05\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>While the recovery is a positive sign<\/strong>, the big jump is partly a \u201ctemporary re-boost\u201d linked to the monthlong ceasefire, MENA economist Hamzeh Al Gaaod tells EnterpriseAM, as the pause in hostilities has allowed flight activity and general business operations to resume. Al Gaaod says the current PMI level still reflects a broader slowing trend that began before the conflict, rather than a complete return of customer confidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The caveat: <\/strong>One factor propping up the numbers is Saudi Arabia\u2019s role as a regional hub during the crisis, as significant trade flows have been rerouted through the Kingdom to supply other GCC nations that were cut off due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. While this logistical necessity has supported the PMI figure, Al Gaaod warns that it \u201cdoesn't really show the full picture of what a genuine reopening of Hormuz would look like,\u201d serving instead as a \u201cprecursor\u201d to a potential re-acceleration once regional tensions fully ease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MEANWHILE- Businesses are grappling with a massive spike in costs.<\/strong> Input prices \u2014 driven by high raw-material and freight expenses \u2014 surged at the fastest rate since the survey began in 2009, as Middle East shipping routes remain under duress. To protect their margins, companies raised their selling prices at a near-record pace. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And supply chain bottlenecks are driving a stock build-up and local pivot: <\/strong>Saudi firms proactively increased inventories to hedge against shipping disruptions, despite a second consecutive month of falling purchases. Longer delivery times pushed a shift to local suppliers, while stockpiling helped firms work through backlogs and return to overall growth in business activity. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sentiment for the year ahead improved: <\/strong>Despite the dual pressures of regional instability and rising costs, Saudi businesses expect activity to strengthen over the next 12 months, buoyed by the Kingdom's pipeline of domestic infrastructure projects, according to Riyad Bank\u2019s Chief Economist Naif Al Ghaith.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/economy\/\">ECONOMY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/news-lead\/\">News Lead<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/pmi\/\">PMI<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"108500 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"108500\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/108500\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-108500\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-108500 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/HassanAllamProperties\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/2\/325.jpeg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"108501\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"108501\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">TOURISM<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/saudi-travel-market-anchors-uneven-regional-rebound\/\">\r\n                            GCC travel market in \u201cpatchwork\u201d recovery, Saudi resilient                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/saudi-travel-market-anchors-uneven-regional-rebound\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Saudi Arabia has been by far the most resilient throughout the conflict.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Recovery is happening:<\/strong> Searches and bookings across travel marketplace Wego\u2019s platform are ticking up around 10% since the ceasefire, and hotels in the worst-hit markets have more than doubled occupancy w-o-w in the second week after hostilities erupted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Saudi is the standout.<\/strong> The Kingdom is \u201cpretty much business as usual,\u201d Wego Chief Business Officer Mamoun Hmeidan tells EnterpriseAM. Flight routing and airspace barely budged even at the peak of the war, with the Kingdom\u2019s travel market taking only around a 10% hit throughout \u2014 a fraction of what other GCC markets absorbed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>DATA POINT- <\/strong>Searches on Wego were up 15.5% y-o-y, and bookings were essentially flat at 0.7% y-o-y since the start of the ceasefire until mid-April. That\u2019s against a wider regional picture, where overall GCC search activity was still down 6.7% y-o-y at the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Religious travel in particular is holding up strongly.<\/strong> The Kingdom pulled in 18.5 mn Umrah visitors from outside its borders last year, and Wego expects that number to keep climbing. <strong>\u201c<\/strong>Pilgrimage flows linked to Hajj and Umrah are less price-sensitive and less discretionary than typical leisure demand, providing a consistent underpinning even during periods of regional uncertainty,\u201d Richard Maslen, head of analysis at CAPA \u2013 Centre for Aviation, tells EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Layer in the Kingdom\u2019s heavy domestic anchoring<\/strong> \u2014 strong point-to-point flows and significant government-backed investment in capacity and infrastructure \u2014 and the picture sharpens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>One product to watch:<\/strong> Wego has been quietly accelerating its partnership with the Kingdom's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, which will let users apply for their Umrah visa, book flights and hotels, and book a full package entirely through the platform. Wego has already successfully issued its first test visa, and the full product is set to go live right after Hajj season wraps, in time for the Umrah season opening in early June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The regional picture<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>A patchwork rebound, not a uniform one.<\/strong> \u201cIn the two weeks following the ceasefire, we\u2019ve seen a clear but uneven rebound in aviation demand across the GCC,\u201d Maslen says. \u201cThe initial response has been strongest in core hub markets, where connectivity, airline scale, and transfer traffic provide a faster recovery base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Hmeidan <\/strong><strong>echoed this sentiment.<\/strong> Dubai, Abu Dhabi, the UAE were 20-30% recovered, and Oman has been business-as-usual throughout. But not everyone is catching the updraft. \u201cKuwait, unfortunately, is still out of action,\u201d with the airport hit multiple times and still not back in operation. Bahrain is \u201cquite distressed.\u201d Put it all together, and the most-affected markets were collectively running at around 40% of where they should be when we talked to Wego in mid-April.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The recovery is real, but it\u2019s still too early to call it<\/strong>, Hmeidan says. The caveat is that with the ceasefire still in question and no firm agreement reached between the US and Iran, \u201cthe situation has not yet resolved completely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>It\u2019s looking good in the medium term.<\/strong> \u201cWhat we see now is very short-term. We're still seeing demand, we\u2019re still seeing searches, but a bit shifted toward late 3Q and the beginning of 4Q,\u201d Hmeidan says. Most of the regional events originally slated for February through April were postponed \u2014 some will land in August, and most from October onward \u2014 and that pipeline alone should pull recovery numbers back into meaningful territory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Still, ambitious tourism targets? Probably off the table this year.<\/strong> \u201cEverybody's aware of that because we missed a very critical period,\u201d Hmeidan says, referring to the peak travel window that normally hits in the final weeks of Ramadan \u2014 compounded this year by overlapping school holidays. That period coincided with the core of the conflict, and the Eid Al Adha season falls during a naturally slower stretch before summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The displaced demand created new winners.<\/strong> As corridors closed and travelers looked for alternatives, demand shifted \u2014 and a few destinations absorbed the overflow. Saudi outbound bookings to Egypt are up 6.2% y-o-y, while UAE outbound bookings to Egypt are up 15.6% y-o-y. Bookings to Pakistan jumped 48.8% y-o-y, Bangladesh 60.9% y-o-y, and India 5.3% y-o-y \u2014 a pattern Hmeidan attributes in part to expats heading home. \u201cEgypt is definitely taking the interest of travelers that would consider coming to the region at this point in time,\u201d he tells us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The sector was better equipped this time around<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The airlines learned from Covid \u2014 and it shows.<\/strong> Hmeidan praised how the industry handled the disruption this time around, compared with the chaos of five years ago. Full refund policies were in place almost immediately, every ticket became flexible, and changes were quick. Hotels \u2014 especially resorts and beach properties \u2014 flooded the market with offers. The payoff: occupancy rates in most hotels in the affected countries recovered quickly from the first-week dip, gaining almost 100% w-o-w in the second week, Hmeidan says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Maslen sees the same playbook from a sector-wide vantage point.<\/strong> \u201cThe aviation sector's operational response has been both rapid and critical to restoring traveler confidence. Airlines moved quickly to introduce flexible booking policies, fee waivers, and refund options, effectively reducing the perceived risk of travel. 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The growth was attributed to higher sales volumes and a better product mix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Marafiq<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Power and Water<\/strong><strong> Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq) saw its<\/strong><strong> net income rise 8.2% y-o-y to SAR 127.6 mn in 1Q 2026<\/strong> on the back of lower finance charges and stronger finance income, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=94966&anCat=1&cs=2083&locale=en\" style=\"\">Tadawul filing<\/a>. Gains were offset by higher fuel costs, a dip in other operating income, and a jump in expected credit loss provisions. Revenues increased 6.5% y-o-y to SAR 1.8 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> Sipchem<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sahara International Petrochemical<\/strong><strong> (Sipchem) slipped into the red<\/strong>, posting a net loss of SAR 215.3 mn in 1Q 2026, while revenues fell 37.7% y-o-y to SAR 1.2 bn, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=94954&anCat=1&cs=2310&locale=en\" style=\"\">Tadawul disclosure<\/a>. The drop was the result of weaker sales volumes and lower selling prices amid supply chain challenges, alongside a shift to losses from equity-accounted investees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> Gasco<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>National Gas and Industrialization<\/strong><strong> Holding (Gasco) <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=94945&anCat=1&cs=2080&locale=en\" style=\"\">posted<\/a><\/strong> <strong> a 32.8% <\/strong><strong>y-o-y jump <\/strong><strong>in net income to SAR 82.2 mn in 1Q 2026<\/strong>, buoyed by higher sales, other income, and associate contributions, as well as lower finance and zakat costs. Revenue increased by 14.9% to SAR 962.4 mn on stronger gas and empty-cylinder sales and growth in commercial projects and other services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> Cement companies see lower bottom lines in 1Q<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Saudi Cement\u2019s bottom line <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=94971&anCat=1&cs=3030&locale=en\" style=\"\">was down<\/a><\/strong><strong> 7.6% to SAR 100 mn in 1Q<\/strong>, due to \u201clower quantity and value sold.\u201d Revenue also took an 8.5% hit to reach SAR 382.8 mn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- <\/strong><strong>Riyadh Cement<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=94964&anCat=1&cs=3092&locale=en\" style=\"\">reported<\/a><\/strong><strong> a 21% y-o-y decline in net income to SAR 60 mn in <\/strong><strong>1Q 2026<\/strong>, due to lower average selling prices and sales volume and higher cost of sales. The company\u2019s revenue also declined by 11.1% y-o-y to SAR 200 mn during the same period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Cement demand declined by up to 10% versus normal levels since the regional tensions <\/strong><strong>escalated<\/strong>, CEO Shoeil Al Ayed told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aleqt.com\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-10-9436\" style=\"\">Aleqtisadia<\/a>. However, the sector\u2019s limited reliance on long- and medium-term contracts allowed firms to remain flexible, keeping the decline contained within that range. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Logistical constraints drove new demand patterns:<\/strong> Quarterly production levels also stayed almost the same y-o-y at 13.4 mn tons in the first quarter, although logistical disruptions shifted demand patterns, including higher demand for white cement in some GCC markets due to maritime shipping constraints, Al Ayed said.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/earnings-watch\/\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/gasco\/\">Gasco<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/marafiq\/\">Marafiq<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/riyadh-cables\/\">Riyadh Cables<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/riyadh-cement\/\">Riyadh Cement<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/sipchem\/\">SIPCHEM<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"108505\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"108505\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">SAUDI IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/saudi-red-sea-push-gives-neom-port-a-practical-trade-function\/\">\r\n                            Neom port gains role in Saudi Red Sea logistics pivot                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/saudi-red-sea-push-gives-neom-port-a-practical-trade-function\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The port is reportedly fully operational, with a 1.5 mn TEU capacity, and is handling rising cargo flows to help reroute trade away from the strait, part of a gradual westward shift in the economic center, supported by growing investment in ports and logistics along the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Despite the wider Neom gigaproject being scaled back, its infrastructure is being used<\/strong>, with Sage Institute for Foreign Affairs\u2019 Elana DeLozier noting that Neom \u201cwas probably not originally about hedging against threats to the Hormuz, but that could theoretically become more of a focus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Limited infrastructure, however, continues to weigh on the shift<\/strong>, including the lack of a direct Red Sea rail link, capacity constraints at Yanbu Port, and delays to the Riyadh-Jeddah landbridge rail project (now expected by 2034), according to the salmon-colored paper.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/logistics\/\">logistics<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/neom\/\">NEOM<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/saudi-in-the-news\/\">SAUDI IN THE NEWS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"108507\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"108507\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">6<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/emaar-awards-kaec-infrastructure-mandate-to-nesma-and-partners\/\">\r\n                            Emaar taps Nesma for KAEC infrastructure works                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/emaar-awards-kaec-infrastructure-mandate-to-nesma-and-partners\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Emaar CEO Abdulaziz Alnowaiser said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/01\/28\/this-morning-saudi-arabia-leads-em-debt-in-2026\/\" style=\"\">in January<\/a> that KAEC is \u201cespecially well suited\u201d for non-Saudi ownership given its location outside tightly restricted urban zones and its proximity to holy sites. The company is preparing international marketing campaigns to attract foreign buyers. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Metafare bags USD 1 mn<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Digital <\/strong><strong>health startup Metafare secured USD 1 mn in its first funding round<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wamda.com\/2026\/05\/metafare-secures-1-million-scale-virtual-wellness-solutions\" style=\"\">press release<\/a>. The round was backed by Harmonics Ventures and a group of family offices. The company plans to gradually enter wider GCC markets as demand for tech-enabled preventive healthcare solutions grows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About the company:<\/strong> Founded in 2025, the platform uses virtual reality and AI to deliver remote healthcare sessions focused on physical fitness and mental well-being. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">SAR 2.4 bn infrastructure development project awarded <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ladun + Al Ayuni<\/strong><strong> tappe<\/strong><strong>d for Riyadh infrastructure development: <\/strong>The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has awarded a consortium of Ladun Investment and Al Ayuni Investment and Contracting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=94969&anCat=1&cs=9535&locale=en\" style=\"\">two contracts<\/a> worth <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=94970&anCat=1&cs=9535&locale=en\" style=\"\">around SAR 2.4 bn<\/a> to develop infrastructure for the first phase of the Real Estate Balance Program, according to two disclosures to Tadawul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s in store? <\/strong>The contracts involve the development of three areas in Riyadh, with the consortium handling master planning, designs, and full infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/also-on-our-radar\/\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/emaar\/\">Emaar<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/nesma-and-partners-contracting\/\">Nesma and Partners Contracting<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/startups\/\">Startups<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"108509\" class=\"issue-section markets\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"108509\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">PLANET FINANCE<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/gulf-swfs-have-become-the-swing-vote-in-global-capital-flows\/\">\r\n                            The USD 3.2 tn tension                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/06\/gulf-swfs-have-become-the-swing-vote-in-global-capital-flows\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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GCC governments and SWFs have deployed some USD 3.2 tn in capital globally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why this new reality is particularly fragile now: <\/strong>\u201cThe Iran war, and what that is triggering now, I believe will be a big realignment of capital flows,\u201d O\u2019Hanley said. Regional escalations risk forcing Gulf firepower to turn inward to focus on domestic defense and reconstruction, thus costing US tech firms and AI hyperscalers their primary underwriter, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/articles\/disappearing-gulf-capital-the-iran-war-risk-wall-street-isnt-watching\" style=\"\">Council on Foreign Relations<\/a> \u2019 Rebecca Patterson. Saudi Arabia's PIF already cut international <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2026\/04\/15\/saudi-arabias-pif-targets-80-domestic-allocation-cuts-overseas-share-to-20\/\" style=\"\">allocations to 20% down from 30%<\/a> in April, and there\u2019s no replacement pool. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The counter-narrative? Mubadala is bullish on the US. <\/strong>With 44% of its portfolio already stateside, Deputy Group CEO Waleed Al Muhairi calls it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/future\/technology\/2026\/05\/04\/mubadala-waleed-al-muhairi-milken\/\" style=\"\">\u201cthe best risk-reward\u201d globally<\/a> and sees a \u201cV-shaped recovery\u201d ahead, with further upside in AI infrastructure, energy, and healthcare. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Not everyone at Mubadala agrees. <\/strong>CIO Oscar Fahlgren told the same audience the world is \u201cstanding just in front of the worst energy crisis we have seen in living memory\u201d and that markets haven\u2019t begun to price the Strait of Hormuz closure\u2019s effect on the real economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The global finance elite is hungry for a bumper year regardless. <\/strong>Apollo, Blackstone, and Morgan Stanley executives at Milken all flagged expanding M&A pipelines and a reopening IPO window for quality issuers, with Apollo President Jim Zelter pointing to \u201cthe ocean of private capital in aggregate.\u201d Private credit, in particular, seems to be back in favor, with Carlyle CEO Harvey Schwartz framing them as a healthier \u201cdistributor of risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The catch? <\/strong>All of this rests on a market PGIM\u2019s John Vibert called \u201cpriced to perfection\u201d \u2014 with much of the actual geopolitical risk \u201cnot yet priced in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Could the yield chase be going global? <\/strong>\u201cEmerging markets, a forgotten asset class for the last six, seven years, became now a considerable asset class for global portfolios,\u201d BTG Pactual Chairman Andre Esteves said, while MUFG\u2019s US macro strategy head George Goncalves flagged that global rates are finally offering \u201ccompetition for the US for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> MARKETS THIS MORNING- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>South Korea\u2019s Kospi soared over 5% to hit fresh highs earlier this morning <\/strong>as markets jumped on hopes of easing regional tensions. Apart from the Kospi, Asia-Pacific markets are closed for public holidays. Wall Street is also set to open higher, with futures in the green. <\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table markets-table'>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>TASI<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">11,007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.8% (YTD: +4.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>MSCI Tadawul 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">1,466<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.7% (YTD: +5.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>NomuC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">22,726<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.4% (YTD: -2.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>USD : SAR (SAMA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 3.75 Sell<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 3.75 Buy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Interest rates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">4.25% repo <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">3.75% reverse repo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EGX30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">52,558<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.1% (YTD: +25.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,791<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: -2.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,729<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.9% (YTD: -5.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&P 500 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">7,259<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.8% (YTD: +6.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,219<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-1.4% (YTD: +2.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,870<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.8% (YTD: +1.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 109.87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-4.0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Natural gas (Nymex)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 2.78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4,560<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>BTC <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 81,177<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+1.4% (YTD: -7.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Sukuk\/bond market index<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">923.46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.9% (YTD: +0.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">151.40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">0.0% (YTD: -0.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>VIX (Volatility Index)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">17.38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-5.0% (YTD: +16.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> THE CLOSING BELL: TADAWUL-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The TASI <\/strong>fell 0.8% on Tuesday on turnover of SAR 5 bn. The index is up 4.9% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the green:<\/strong> Grunenfelder Saady Holding (+6.5%), Aldawaa Medical Services (+6.3%), and Saudi Enaya Cooperative Ins. (+4.1%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Red Sea International (-5.9%), Saudi Research and Media Group (-5.1%), and Saudi Ground Services (-4.6%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE CLOSING BELL: NOMU-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The NomuC<\/strong> fell 0.4% on Tuesday on turnover of SAR 23.9 mn. The index is down 2.5% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the green:<\/strong> WSM for Information Technology (+7.5%), Mayar Holding (+5.9%), and Paper Home (+5.5%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red:<\/strong> Sure Global Tech (-7.8%), Arabian Plastic Industrial (-5.9%), and Digital Research (-5.7%).<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/financial-markets\/\">Financial markets<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/planet-finance\/\">PLANET FINANCE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">24-28 May (Sunday-Thursday): Eid Al Adha holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 June (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aluminium-exhibition.com\/arabia\/en-gb.html\" style=\"\">Aluminum Arabia<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, The Arena, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudifoodexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Food Exhibition and Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh Front Expo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudi-pp.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Print & Pack<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riyadhiiw.com\/\" style=\"\">Riyadh International Industry Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudipp.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Plastics & Petrochem<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudi-smartlogistics.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Smart Logistics<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>22-24 June (Monday-Wednesday): The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurehospitality.com\/sa\" style=\"\">Future Hospitality Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JULY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6 July-23 August (Monday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/mike-mccabe-600532_esportsworldcup-ewc2026-esports-activity-7383046360637456384-FXWl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADcc9s0BqbX_KIfcdiR9Co3ThUUfykvz4-o\" style=\"\">Esports World Cup<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">AUGUST<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 August-1 September (Sunday-Tuesday): The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudientertainmentexpo.com\/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=seo\" style=\"\">Saudi Entertainment and Amusement Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31 August-3 September (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onegiantleap.com\/\" style=\"\">Leap Tech Conference<\/a><\/span><span>, Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center - Malham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 September (Tuesday-Thursday) The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalaisummit.org\/en\/Pages\/About.aspx\" style=\"\">Global AI Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, King Abdulaziz International Convention Center, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">23 September (Wednesday): Saudi National Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28 September-1 October (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icegov.org\/2026\/\" style=\"\">The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">OCTOBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-15 October (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldenergy.org\/experiences-events\/world-energy-congress\" style=\"\">World Energy Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-28 October (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/achema-middle-east.ksa.messefrankfurt.com\/ksa\/ppc.html?utm_source=ppc-landingpage&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=kreativeclan_brand_exact_MENA_GCC&utm_content=homepage&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23591771694&gbraid=0AAAABBPuheGu3HUwCgxv7inX_RLac-B3S&gclid=CjwKCAiA2PrMBhA4EiwAwpHyC5npsmz5GRyYSeppI3k19DPZWLNG42F9H46N02ivlImv5gKzFI9D5RoCQGUQAvD_BwE\" style=\"\">ACHEMA Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28-29 October (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cipsmenaconferenceandawards.com\/\" style=\"\">Procurement and Supply Chain Futures Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28-29 October (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rscforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Real Estate Supply Chain Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">NOVEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25-29 November (Wednesday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sandnfun.com\/en\/\" style=\"\">Aero Middle East and Sand & Fun<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Thumamah Airport, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2026:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2H: Sabic\u2019s USD 6.4 bn Fujian project in China to start production;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>September: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudisignageexpo.com\/saudi-paper-packaging-expo-2026\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Paper and Packaging Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">November: The UN Trade and Development Global Supply Chain Forum to take place in Saudi Arabia;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">November: The Esports Nations Cup, Riyadh; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The World Economic Forum\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/press\/2026\/01\/annual-meeting-2026-a-spirit-of-dialogue-ceb3ae9c08\/#:~:text=The%20Global%20Collaboration%20and%20Growth%20Meeting%20will%20be%20held%20in%20Jeddah%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%20on%2022%2D23%20April%202026.\" style=\"\">Global Collaboration and Growth Meeting<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Jeddah;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skymovemena.com\/\" style=\"\">SkyMove Air Cargo MENA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intervision.world\/en\/\" style=\"\">Intervision<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> international music competition will take place in Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2027:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The World Water Forum <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">takes place in Riyadh;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Ocean Race<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> finishes in Amaala on the Red Sea;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Riyadh-Kudmi transmission line<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to be completed;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Capital Markets Forum<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> takes place in March in Riyadh.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2Q 2027:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Hail Region Water Networks Project<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> is expected to be completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">FEBRUARY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-3 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudigazette.com.sa\/article\/660923\/saudi-arabia\/saudi-arabia-to-host-erras-24th-annual-energy-regulators-conference-in-riyadh\" style=\"\">Energy Regulators Regional Association annual conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- 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