{"id":88218,"date":"2024-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=88218"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:38:53","slug":"a-history-making-olympian","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/issues\/a-history-making-olympian\/","title":{"rendered":"A history-making Olympian"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"88220\" 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=\"88220\">\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\/2024\/07\/29\/alayed-makes-history-as-saudis-first-woman-swimmer-at-the-olympics\/\">\r\n                            THIS MORNING: Alayed makes history as Saudi\u2019s first woman swimmer at the Olympics                        <\/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\/2024\/07\/29\/alayed-makes-history-as-saudis-first-woman-swimmer-at-the-olympics\/\" 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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Alayed made a good showing in the 200-meter freestyle competition, finishing sixth out of seven in her event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> SIGN OF THE TIMES- Chinese investors are piling into two new exchange-traded funds <\/strong><strong>tracking Tadawul<\/strong> \u201cas the dismal performance of [Chinese] equities supercharges demand for overseas assets,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-29\/china-investors-pile-into-saudi-etfs-as-two-nations-grow-closer\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> writes. The ETFs surged the maximum 10% in each of the first two days it started trading earlier this month \u2014 and trading was suspended after managers said the premium of the share price to the net asset value had \u201cbecome excessive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>  MEANWHILE- Are you planning to be in Egypt on 24 September? <\/strong>You may be interested in attending our 2024 Enterprise Finance Forum. Seating is strictly limited at our flagship, invitation-only forum for C-suite executives and other senior leaders. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why attend? We\u2019re in the early days of a generational realignment of power in our <\/strong><strong>industry<\/strong> \u2014 in our region and beyond \u2014 and on the cusp of <strong>the biggest intergenerational transfer of wealth the world has ever seen<\/strong>. With that as the backdrop, we\u2019re going to take stock of where we stand six months after the float of the EGP and ask what\u2019s next for finance in Egypt and the wider region. Among the questions we\u2019ll be asking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What roles will Egypt, Saudi and the UAE play in the regional industry going forward? <\/li>\n<li>What are foreign investors looking for right now? <\/li>\n<li>Is real estate the only asset class in Egypt?<\/li>\n<li>What does the next generation of leaders think as they take over established family businesses? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Do you want to request an invitation? <\/strong>Tap or click the image below. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/finance2024.enterprise.news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/ads\/imgs\/272.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>  #1- M&amp;A WATCH- Buruj Ins. + Medgulf eye potential merger:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/buruj.sa\/Home\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Buruj Cooperative Ins.<\/a> inked a non-binding MoU with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medgulf.com.sa\/home\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediterranean and Gulf Ins. and Reins. (Medgulf)<\/a> to consider a possible merger between the two, according to two separate disclosures to Tadawul (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81533&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=8270&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81531&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=8030&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>). The two companies will conduct due diligence to assess the feasibility of the merger, the value of which has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details: <\/strong>The potential merger would take place through a share swap, where Medgulf\u2019s capital would be upped to allow for the issuance of new shares to the shareholders of Buruj.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS- <\/strong>Medgulf tapped our friends at <strong>HSBC Saudi Arabia<\/strong> as its financial advisors, while <strong>Khoshaim &amp; Associates<\/strong> will provide counsel. No information was provided on Buruj\u2019s advisors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- Tadawul-listed <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/raoomco.com\/en\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">glass manufacturer Raoom Trading<\/a><\/strong><strong> is looking to launch a laminated <\/strong><strong>glass <\/strong><strong>production line with Germany's <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.benteler.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Benteler<\/a><\/strong> with production expected to kick off at the end of October, CEO Hamid Al Hamid told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argaam.com\/en\/article\/articledetail\/id\/1743613\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Argaam<\/a>. The company is also eying the launch of two separate production lines with a production capacity of up to 800 kg per hour for each which are expected to come online next year. Al Hamid did not provide further information on the investment size of the new lines. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>The current production capacity of the existing glass lines is around 20k sqm per day. The expansion plan aims at covering local demand, boosting market share, and export volumes, Al-Hamid added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> Rump shares from Ayyan Investment\u2019s rights issue will be offered to institutional <\/strong><strong>investors from 10am today through to 5pm tomorrow<\/strong>, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81535&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=2140&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. The shares will be allocated in order of priority from the highest to lowest bids, barring bids below the offer price of SAR 10 apiece. If all shares are not sold, the underwriter, Alinma Investment, will buy what remains at the offer price, it added. Investors had already subscribed to nearly 85% (or 17 mn shares).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icho2024.sa\/en\/Pages\/default.aspx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">International Chemistry Olympiad<\/a><\/strong><strong> \u2014 a competition for the world\u2019s brightest <\/strong><strong>chemistry students \u2014 wraps up today. <\/strong>The annual event is held in King Saud University in Riyadh with teams of four students and two mentors from institutions around the world undergoing practical and theoretical assessments in chemistry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSAs- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- Advertisements for medical devices, pesticides, livestock feed, food products, and <\/strong><strong>over-the-counter drugs require sign-off from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority<\/strong> (SFDA), the watchdog said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfda.gov.sa\/ar\/news\/1110005\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in a statement<\/a>. Ads for these products must get SFDA clearance on any claims made about the product, avoid negative comparisons with other products, and must be registered with the authority. <strong>To report violations<\/strong>, call 19999.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- Private sector players can now submit expressions of interest to become the <\/strong><strong>monitoring body for the Kingdom\u2019s driving schools<\/strong> under a 10-year management and operation contract, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/N2145466\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SPA reports<\/a>. The project is designed to improve vehicle training and testing by monitoring the performance of driving schools and managing driver tests at nearly 70 locations throughout the Kingdom. Investors can submit their expressions of interest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.ncp.gov.sa\/authentication\/login?returnUrl=%2Fproject%2Fsubmission%2F7ec8cbec-5c4b-fee2-2830-8fd9f2a7baf3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> until 3pm Sunday, 25 August. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Want to go deeper?<\/strong> You can check out the project\u2019s webpage <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.ncp.gov.sa\/home\/project\/details\/7ec8cbec-5c4b-fee2-2830-8fd9f2a7baf3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"ksa\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>***<br \/><\/strong><strong>DID YOU KNOW that we also cover <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a><\/strong><strong> and the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE<\/a><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Want to subscribe? <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy of EnterpriseAM Saudi delivered every weekday before 7am Riyadh time \u2014 without charge, thanks to our friends at Cenomi.<br \/><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s a quiet day in the foreign business press. <\/strong>It\u2019s a Monday, to start with \u2014 always slow for business in the West \u2014 and front pages everywhere are dominated by <strong>geopolitical tensions<\/strong>, <strong>elections<\/strong>, and <strong>the Olympics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Fears of a full-blown war between Israel and Lebanon dominate the front pages this <\/strong><strong>morning<\/strong>, as foreign diplomats and global leaders race to dissuade Israel from a forceful retaliation against Lebanon after Hezbollah allegedly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ac324eec-862c-4c91-89aa-40b6be2234fc\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">struck a playground<\/a> in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, killing 12 Israeli civilians, most of whom were children. Israel and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/522c5367-f46d-4a21-b448-669cdda16efe\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a> are adamant that Hezbollah is behind the attack, despite the latter denying responsibility. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Israel <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-28\/israel-hits-hezbollah-for-golan-carnage-but-eyes-truce-talks?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked<\/a><\/strong><strong> Hezbollah targets yesterday and vowed to further retaliate<\/strong>, with its security cabinet giving the all-clear for the government to decide the \u201cmanner and timing\u201d of its response, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-vows-hit-hezbollah-hard-after-rocket-kills-12-football-field-2024-07-28\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. The US has reportedly warned Israel against retaliation in fear that the situation will \u201cspiral out of control,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/28\/us-warned-israel-against-targeting-beirut-hezbollah\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Talks continue on a potential ceasefire in Gaza: <\/strong>Officials including CIA director William Burns, Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with Israel\u2019s chief negotiator to hear new demands from the Israeli side. Talks are expected to continue, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/jul\/28\/global-leaders-try-to-dissuade-israel-from-increasing-attacks-on-lebanon\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In elections: US Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 presidential campaign raised USD 200 mn <\/strong>in its first week (the feat leads the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5ad46c5c-6289-4af0-91be-121f2809a9e0\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/kamala-harris-campaign-raises-200-million-one-week-2024-07-28\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> at dispatch time this morning) and <strong>Venezuelan voters <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/venezuelans-vote-highly-charged-election-amid-fraud-worries-2024-07-28\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">took to the polls<\/a><\/strong><strong> yesterday<\/strong> in what is being billed as the country\u2019s most consequential elections in decades. President Nicolas Maduro faces a stiff challenge from the opposition after a quarter of a century at the helm. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">OLYMPICS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The medal table now at the Paris Olympics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Japan (4 golds, 7 total)<\/li>\n<li>Australia (4 golds, 6 total)<\/li>\n<li>United States (3 golds, 12 total)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt and Tunisia are the only Arab countries (so far) to have taken home a medal.<\/strong> Egypt\u2019s Mohamed El Sayed picked up a bronze yesterday, beating Hungary\u2019s Tibor Andr\u00e1sfi in the men's \u00e9p\u00e9e individual. El Sayed lost in the semi-finals to France\u2019s Yannick Borel. Tunisia\u2019s Fares Ferjani took silver in the men\u2019s individual saber, beating Egypt\u2019s Ziad Elsissy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Yesterday\u2019s highlight: US gymnast Simone Biles marked her return to the Olympics stage <\/strong><strong>with a spectacular performance<\/strong>, qualifying for the final in first place despite tweaking her left calf. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/article\/2024\/jul\/28\/biles-battles-through-pain-on-spectacular-olympic-return-with-top-score-in-qualifying\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Today\u2019s highlight: It\u2019s a huge day for tennis nerds.<\/strong> Rafael Nadal (Spain) is set to clash with Novak Djokovic (Serbia) at 1pm for their 60th showdown, while world number-one Iga Swiatek (Poland) takes on France\u2019s Diane Parry at the same time. There are more than a dozen matches taking place today in total. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Want to see when your favorite sport is on?<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/paris-2024\/schedule\/29-july\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the official schedule here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/event\/0A0060CAEAB64532\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Crawford vs Madrimov<\/a><\/strong><strong> boxing showdown will take place on Saturday, 3 August <\/strong>at the Los Angeles BMO Stadium. The event is the highlight of the Los Angeles Riyadh Season Card which features five other bouts. You can check them out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vinquezada1\/status\/1783210188507656475\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Aramco is set to release its 1H 2024 results on Tuesday, 6 August<\/strong>, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aramco.com\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. You can tune into the audio webcast of its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/webcast.openbriefing.com\/10977\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings call here<\/a>. The oil giant\u2019s net income dipped a bit more than 14% in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/e07c7da8-cdae-4c02-8d5a-33637252b1b9\/%253cmark%253earamco%253c%2Fmark%253e-reports-lower-net-income-in-1q-2024,-but-looks-on-track-to-boost-this-year%25e2%2580%2599s-dividend\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">1Q 2024<\/a> to SAR 102.3 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Small and medium enterprises regulator Monsha\u2019at will hold a <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monshaat.gov.sa\/ar\/node\/145423\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">franchise tour<\/a><\/strong><strong> of five cities <\/strong><strong>on 12-13 August (Monday and Tuesday)<\/strong>. The tour, which starts in Khobar and includes stops in Abha, Qassim, Hail and Jeddah, will showcase success stories in the sector. The tour then picks up with seven stops scheduled for an installment next year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Cybersecurity training event<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sans.org\/cyber-security-training-events\/riyadh-cyber-leaders-2024\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SANS Riyadh Cyber Leaders August 2024<\/a><\/strong> will run from Sunday, 18 August to Thursday, 22 August at the Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The eight-week <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsworldcup.com\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Esports World Cup<\/a><\/strong><strong> runs until Sunday, 25 August Riyadh\u2019s Boulevard <\/strong><strong>City<\/strong>. The world\u2019s top esports clubs are competing for a pool of USD 60 mn \u2014 the largest purse in esports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The two-day <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lpgexpo.com.sg\/middle-east-lpg-expo-saudi-arabia-2024\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle East LPG Expo - Saudi Arabia 2024<\/a><\/strong><strong> will open on Tuesday, 10 <\/strong><strong>September<\/strong>, bringing together upwards of 4k liquified petroleum gas (LPG) experts to discuss the future of the fuel gas in clean energy. Saudi accounts for 50% of demand for LPF in the Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cafonline.com\/caf-super-cup\/news\/caf-president-dr-patrice-motsepe-and-he-turki-alalshikh-announce-riyadh-saudi-arabia-as-hosts-of-the-totalenergies-caf-super-cup-final-2024-as-part-of-riyadh-season-2024\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup Final 2024<\/a><\/strong><strong> between Egyptian rivals Al Ahly and <\/strong><strong>Zamalek will be held in Riyadh<\/strong> on Friday, 27 September. The venue and kick-off time of the match will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This year\u2019s edition of security-focused expo <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intersec-ksa.ae.messefrankfurt.com\/ksa\/en.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Intersec Saudi Arabia will<\/a><\/strong><strong> run from <\/strong><strong>Tuesday, 1 October to Thursday, 3 October <\/strong>at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>International food and beverage expo <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/inflavourexpo.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">InFlavour<\/a><\/strong><strong> is returning to Riyadh on Tuesday, 1 <\/strong><strong>October. <\/strong>The three-day event \u2014 which will be organized in collaboration with the Environment, Water and 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<\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-88223\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-88223 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business tag-business tag-commodities tag-enterpriseam-ksa wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/7\/.0fec6f7f-c42a-4a78-b940-b4b802c3175c.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Date farmers, sellers, marketers, and buyers are now required to use a centralized <\/strong><strong>platform for<\/strong> <strong>trading<\/strong> after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncpd.gov.sa\/ar\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Center for Palms and Dates<\/a> launched a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seasonal-markets.ncpd.gov.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">seasonal markets system<\/a>. The new system, launched alongside the Environment, Water, and Agriculture Ministry, is designed to regulate and organize date trading by introducing more efficiency in the trading market and improving the availability and quality of data on the market, it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NCPD_SA\/status\/1817183214168907961\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a post on X<\/a>. You can register <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seasonal-markets.ncpd.gov.sa\/registration\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s the seasonal market system?<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seasonal-markets.ncpd.gov.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The platform<\/a> aims to provide all the stakeholders in the date value chain with enough data about the sector, along with offering marketing and agriculture services. It links sellers, buyers and marketers together and allows them to conduct their business, sign contracts, and monitor payments and business progress online on a centralized portal. It also provides detailed guidelines on how sellers and buyers can conduct their transactions. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>By the <\/strong><strong>numbers<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The kingdom produces around 1.7 mn tonnes of dates annually, and exports SAR 1.5 tn-worth of dates every year. <\/p>\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\/business\/\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/tag\/commodities\/\">commodities<\/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=\"88225\" 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=\"88225\">\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\">HEALTHCARE<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/07\/29\/where-the-local-health-sector-stands\/\">\r\n                            Saudi delivers on 2025 healthcare targets ahead of schedule                        <\/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\/2024\/07\/29\/where-the-local-health-sector-stands\/\" 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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This exceeds the 88% target set for the year 2025;<\/li>\n<li>The Kingdom currently has<strong> 733 nursing staff for every 100k people<\/strong>, a little behind the 738 target for 2023;<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>average <\/strong><strong>human <\/strong><strong>life expectancy in the Kingdom stood at 77.6 years<\/strong> by the end of 2023;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Users <\/strong><strong>of the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.sa\/en\/eServices\/Sehhaty\/Pages\/default.aspx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">national population health platform (Sehhaty)<\/a><\/strong><strong> rose 15% y-o-y<\/strong> to 30 mn in 2023, with 1.6 mn virtual consultation, and 9.2 mn virtual appointments;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adherence <\/strong><strong>to newborn testing procedures in public hospitals rose to 94.3%<\/strong> in 2023, up from 63% in 2022. In private sector hospitals, that figure rose to 84% in 2023, up from just 7% in 2022. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Evaluation + satisfaction metrics:<\/strong> Some 82% of healthcare service beneficiaries evaluated the services they received by primary health care centers. The Kingdom had set a target of 81.2% in 2023 and 81.7% for 2025. Meanwhile, 87.5% of all healthcare patients reported their satisfaction with the services they had received during hospitalization, coming in just above the 2025 target of 85.8%. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO-<\/strong> The number of pharmacies affiliated with the Online Drug Track and Trace System (RSD) grew 13% y-o-y to 11.1k in 2023. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rsd.sfda.gov.sa\/index-en.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">RSD<\/a> is a platform sponsored by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority to track the availability of local and imported pharma products which aims to enhance oversight and ensure drug safety, by identifying and documenting the source and movements of each drug before it reaches patients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- US investors are eyeing the sector:<\/strong> Healthcare is a major focus for US investors in Saudi, with a specific focus on R&amp;D, biopharma, and medtech, Vice President and Deputy Head for the Middle East, Central Asia, and T\u00fcrkiye at the US Chamber of Commerce <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/ecab06dc-a83a-404e-9cd7-f2b103639131\/the-view-from-dc-on-our-growing-business-ties-with-the-united-states\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Lutes told us earlier this month<\/a>. Meanwhile, there\u2019s room for a closer look into how we can make the sector more attractive for investments, especially considering things like the Personal Data Protection Law and how it could impact investors\u2019 ability to leverage data in operations and research, he added. 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class=\"content-area-description single-story post-88227 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-earnings-watch tag-bahri tag-earnings-watch tag-enterpriseam-ksa tag-sabic-agri-nutrients tag-sulaiman-al-habib tag-yansab wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/7\/.387726f1-6c5d-4e74-8a0a-948526879d3a.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019re officially waist-deep in The Silly Season<\/strong> as companies race to file 2Q \/ 1H earnings before their deadline. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sabic Agri-Nutrients\u2019 net income rose 8% y-o-y to SAR 705 mn in 2Q 2024<\/strong> on revenue of SAR 2.7 bn (+6% y-o-y), according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/7\/2191.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">an earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. For the first half, the company\u2019s net income fell 5% to SAR 1.5 bn as revenues dipped 4% to SAR 5.2 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> The company had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/c97a26bf-eeed-45ff-85f4-3905bf322ea2\/a-flurry-of-1q-earnings\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said earlier this year<\/a> that it expected 2Q 2024 to be \u201cchallenging,\u201d forecasting weaker demand with the shift \u201caway from the spring agricultural season.\u201d Sabic Agri-Nutrients reported its average sales price drop 15%, with sales volume falling 25% q-o-q in 2Q 2024, it said in the earnings release. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The global fertilizer market faced substantial supply challenges in the last quarter<\/strong> due to gas disruptions in Africa, unexpected shutdowns in Southeast Asia, and China's export ban. Despite these constraints, demand remained strong in the US, EU, and APAC regions due to seasonal agricultural needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The silver lining: <\/strong>Sabic Agri-Nutrients expects to see strong demand in 3Q 2024, driven by seasonal transitions. However, the potential resumption of Chinese exports towards the end of 3Q could create pressure on the average selling price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">YANBU NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Yanbu National Petrochemical\u2019s net income grew 720% y-o-y to SAR 225 mn in 2Q 2024<\/strong>, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81530&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=2290&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Revenues were up 25% y-o-y to SAR 1.7 bn during the quarter. On a 1H basis, the company reversed net losses to record SAR 324 mn in net income, compared to a net loss of SAR 342 mn during the same period last year, while revenues grew 53% y-o-y to SAR 3 bn. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> SULAIMAN AL HABIB-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group\u2019s net income increased 14% y-o-y to SAR 555 <\/strong><strong>mn in 2Q 2024<\/strong>, with revenues rising 13.3% y-o-y to SAR 2.6 bn, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81532&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=4013&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. The healthcare provider\u2019s bottom line rose 13.3% y-o-y to SAR 1.1 bn in the first half of the year, while revenues surged 11.3% to SAR 5.1 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DIVIDENDS-<\/strong> Shareholders will receive SAR 409.5 mn in dividends (or SAR 1.17 per per share) for the second quarter, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81534&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=4013&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">separate disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. Dividends will be paid on Monday, 19 August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">BAHRI-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Saudi national shipping company Bahri\u2019s 2Q 2024 bottom line rose 48% y-o-y to SAR 733 <\/strong><strong>mn<\/strong>, up <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/51049fc6-4348-4b31-abcd-85f3a3dc8bfd\/bank-aljazira-net-income-soars-47%2525-in-1q-2024-as-transformation-plan-delivers-results\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">some 61%<\/a> q-o-q, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/7\/2182.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. The firm's top line rose 15% y-o-y to reach SAR 2.71 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A wider look at 1H performance: <\/strong>Bahri\u2019s bottom line grew by 20% y-o-y to SAR 1.19 bn in 1H 2024, attributed to cost efficiency solutions, the statement said. The firm\u2019s top line rose 6% y-o-y to SAR 5.03 bn during the first half of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Behind the numbers: <\/strong>The boost to net income was driven by growing operational activities and the improvement of global shipping rates, which caused a spike in revenues across sectors including logistics, chemical transportation, and dry bulk, says the statement. Rising global shipping rates outweighed a drop in oil transportation revenues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">ZAIN KSA-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Telecom operator Zain KSA\u2019s net income dropped 8% y-o-y to SAR 105 mn in 2Q 2024, <\/strong><strong>while revenues rose 6.7% to SAR 2.6 bn<\/strong>, it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81502&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=7030&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. The company\u2019s revenues were buoyed by growth in the B2B, 5G services, wholesale and Tamam segments, according to the disclosure. Compared to 1Q 2024, revenues were up 0.7% and net income rose 53%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On a year-to-date basis: <\/strong>Net income was down 86.3% y-o-y to SAR 172 mn in 1H 2024 despite a 5.6% y-o-y increase in revenues to SAR 5.1 bn, it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81502&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=7030&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What gives? It\u2019s what pundits call a \u201cnegative base effect\u201d:<\/strong> Zain KSA booked in 1Q 2023 the full proceeds from its sale of 3.6k towers to Golden Lattice Investment (Glic). There\u2019s no comparable gain on the sale of an investment in 1H 2024. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Electrical Industries\u2019 (EIC) net income <\/strong><strong>doubled<\/strong><strong> y-o-y to SAR 101 mn in 2Q 2024, and <\/strong><strong>revenues rose 32% to SAR 495 mn<\/strong>, it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81495&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=1303&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. 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The accelerator will work with a group of 12 startups for a period of 12 weeks ending on Thursday, 31 October. The accelerator is a collaboration between the Housing and Municipalities Ministry, the Real Estate General Authority, the National Housing Company, and Fintech Saudi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">TOURISM-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Kingdom\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1712\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Faw<\/a><\/strong><strong> arch<\/strong><strong>aeological area in Wadi Al Dawasir is now on the UNESCO <\/strong><strong>World <\/strong><strong>Heritage List<\/strong>, bringing up the country\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/article\/644494\/SAUDI-ARABIA\/UNESCO-registers-Cultural-Landscape-of-Al-Faw-Archaeological-Area-as-Saudi-Arabias-eighth-World-Heritage-site\" style=\"\" 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status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-planet-finance tag-enterpriseam-ksa tag-interest-rates tag-ipo-watch tag-monetary-policy tag-planet-finance wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/7\/.437ff365-c6df-4438-b745-f7e73a3b0599.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> It\u2019s shaping up to be a big week on Planet Finance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- It\u2019s a huge morning for some investors in London-listed companies<\/strong> as the LSE rolls out new listing rules in what\u2019s being portrayed as a victory for venture capital firms and sovereign wealth funds. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The changes: <\/strong>The new rules will allow companies to retain dual-class share structures that give founders and other early investors more voting rights than others. The UK Financial Conduct Authority is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/news\/press-releases\/fca-overhauls-listing-rules-boost-growth-and-innovation-uk-stock-markets\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">positioning the changes<\/a> as the \u201cbiggest changes to the listing regime in over three decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why now: <\/strong>The LSE has lost listings (and seen outflows of investment) to other markets, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a990dfd6-ef99-40ca-b382-276f9f811d00\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> notes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Read for yourself: <\/strong>The full text of the changes are included in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/7\/2292.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this policy statement (pdf)<\/a>.<\/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;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- It\u2019s shaping up to be a big week for central bank watchers<\/strong> as the monetary policy bosses of three of the world\u2019s most advanced economies meet. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The US Federal Reserve will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday. <\/strong>Nobody expects the Fed to cut interest rates, but analysts think this is the pivotal meeting that will set them up to go for it in September, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/central-banking\/fed-near-interest-rate-cut-d303dbd5?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> writes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Japan\u2019s central bank meets on Wednesday, and the UK follows suit on Thursday. <\/strong>Traders are trying to figure out if the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates \u2014 and by how much the Bank of England will cut them, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-28\/traders-fret-as-32-hour-central-banking-spree-hangs-over-markets\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> says.<\/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;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO WORTH READING on this fine Monday morning: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apple Intelligence won\u2019t be in the first version of iOS 18 <\/strong>when new iPhones launch this fall. Look for it to start rolling out in updates starting in October, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-28\/apple-intelligence-to-miss-initial-release-of-upcoming-ios-18-ipados-overhauls\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> writes. <\/li>\n<li><strong>The Financial Times has what the North Americans call a \u201ctwofer,\u201d <\/strong>looking at why Donald Trump\u2019s plan to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5fbfbe01-308d-47af-b2be-49c3b4656780\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">devalue the USD<\/a> to boost manufacturing and lower the trade deficit likely wouldn\u2019t work \u2014 and writing that a close reading of the sheep\u2019s entrails suggests that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5fbfbe01-308d-47af-b2be-49c3b4656780\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SPACs may be regaining a tiny bit of favor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>It\u2019s green (almost) as far as the eye can see in Asia this morning. <\/strong>The Nikkei leads the gainers (+2.5% at dispatch time) and only the Shanghai Composite is in the red (-0.2%). Futures are uniformly in the green for major Wall Street and European equities benchmarks. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"t.86834f8b95436aede48173e4b1a63ce667165c3d\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"t.0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table markets-table\">\n<tbody>\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>Tadawul<\/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\">12,175<\/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\">+1.2% (YTD: +1.7%)<\/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>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\">1,525<\/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\">+1.5% (YTD: -2.4%)<\/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>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\">26,5503<\/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: +8.2%)<\/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<\/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<\/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\">6.0% 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\">5.5% reverse repo<\/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>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\">29,036<\/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% (YTD: +16.6%)<\/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>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\">9,318<\/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% (YTD: -2.7%)<\/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>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\">4,280<\/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\">+1.0% (YTD: +5.4%)<\/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&amp;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\">5,459<\/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: +14.5%)<\/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>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\">8,286<\/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\">+1.2% (YTD: +7.1%)<\/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\">4,863<\/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: +7.5%)<\/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 81.13<\/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\">-1.5%<\/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 2.01<\/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\">-1.7%<\/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>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 2,428<\/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\">+1.2%<\/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>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 68,056<\/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\">-1.2% (YTD: +60.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\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 rose 1.2% yesterday <\/strong>on turnover of SAR 6.0 bn. The index is up 1.7% 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> Kingdom Holding Company (+10.0%), Miahona (+9.9%) and Saudi Manpower Solutions (+9.8%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Almunajem Foods (-4.7%), National Company for Learning and Education (-3.9%) and Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker (-3.5%).<\/p>\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> rose 0.3% <strong>yesterday <\/strong>on turnover of SAR 5.1 bn. The index is up 8% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the <\/strong><strong>green<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Neft Alsharq (+14.8%), Balady (+6.5%) and Edarat (+5.9%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red:<\/strong> Almuneef (-5.7%), Lana (-56%) and Mulkia (-5.5%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CORPORATE ACTIONS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dallah Healthcare shareholders approved the distribution of SAR 49 mn in dividends for <\/strong><strong>1Q 2024 at SAR 0.5 per share<\/strong>, with the payout set for Wednesday, 14 August, it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=81543&amp;anCat=1&amp;cs=4004&amp;locale=en\" style=\"\" 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(Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icho2024.sa\/en\/Pages\/default.aspx\" style=\"\">International Chemistry Olympiad<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, King Saud 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;\">AUGUST<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>3 August (Saturday): Riyadh Season Card featuring <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/event\/0A0060CAEAB64532\" style=\"\">Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Los Angeles BMO Stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4 August (Sunday): Last day to apply to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.dga.gov.sa\/\" style=\"\">Digital Government Authority (DGA) awards<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-13 August (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/franchisesa.monshaat.gov.sa\/step1\" style=\"\">Monshaat Franchise Tour<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Al-Khobar.<\/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;\">12-15 August (Monday-Thursday): The Saudi Food Expo, 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;\">18 August (Sunday): New academic year begins. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-22 August (Sunday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sans.org\/cyber-security-training-events\/riyadh-cyber-leaders-2024\/\" style=\"\">SANS Riyadh Cyber Leaders August 2024<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27-29 August (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudifashiontexexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Fashiontex Expo<\/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;\">SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-4 September (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudilogisticsexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Warehousing & Logistics Expo<\/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>2-4 September (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiwoodexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Wood Expo<\/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>3-5 September (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24fintech.com\/about-us\" style=\"\">24 Fintech<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Front Exhibition & Conference Center, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-11 September (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalmanufacturingcongress.com\/\" style=\"\">International Manufacturing 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>10 September (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketsgroup.org\/forums\/Saudi-Arabia-Investors-Forum-2024\" style=\"\">Saudi Arabia Investors Forum<\/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>10-11 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skymovemena.com\/\" style=\"\">SkyMove MENA<\/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>10-11 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lpgexpo.com.sg\/middle-east-lpg-expo-saudi-arabia-2024\/\" style=\"\">Middle East LPG Expo \u2013 Saudi Arabia 2024<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-12 September (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudisportshow.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Sports Show<\/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>10-12 September (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/globalaisummit\/status\/1789658478690078841\" style=\"\">Global AI Summit<\/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>11-12 September (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/informaconnect.com\/saudi-event-show\/\" style=\"\">The Saudi Event Show<\/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>16-19 September (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodexsaudiexpo.com\/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuSzBhCLARIsAIcdLm7BzGZMtFoN5ZBuM4XYhTt2S_vcu4EXhoXp4W0W6h0ZQatZb4yjLQ0aAnZlEALw_wcB\" style=\"\">Foodex Saudi<\/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>17-19 September (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evautoshowonline.com\/\" style=\"\">EV Auto Show<\/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>17-19 September (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotelshowsaudiarabia.com\/\" style=\"\">Hotel & Hospitality Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Front Exhibition & Conference Center, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-19 September (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudimaritimecongress.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dammam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-19 September (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/mea\/events\/71254-idc-saudi-arabia-cio-summit-2024\" style=\"\">IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2024<\/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>24-26 September (Tuesday-Thursday) <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiinfrastructureexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Infrastructure Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition 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 (Monday): National Day (national holiday).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27 September (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafonline.com\/caf-super-cup\/news\/caf-president-dr-patrice-motsepe-and-he-turki-alalshikh-announce-riyadh-saudi-arabia-as-hosts-of-the-totalenergies-caf-super-cup-final-2024-as-part-of-riyadh-season-2024\/\" style=\"\">CAF Super Cup Final 2024<\/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>29 September (Sunday) - 1 October (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeddahconstruct.com\/\" style=\"\">Jeddah Construct Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Jeddah. <\/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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-3 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intersec-ksa.ae.messefrankfurt.com\/ksa\/en.html\" style=\"\">Intersec Saudi Arabia 2024<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>5-7 October (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meetes-sa.com\/\" style=\"\">Middle East Education & Training Exhibition 2024<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Jeddah. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-16 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/solar-show-ksa\/index.stm\" style=\"\">Solar & Storage Live KSA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-17 October (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaaf2024.com\/\" style=\"\">Global Airport & Aviation Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Jeddah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-22 October (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartportstransformation.com\/\" style=\"\">Smart Ports & Logistics Transformation Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-22 October (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.glueup.com\/event\/the-aussie-expo-riyadh-2024-eoi-109871\/\" style=\"\">Aussie Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, King Abdullah Financial District Conference Center, Riyadh.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>29-31 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fii-institute.org\/press\/unveiling-the-8th-future-investment-initiatives-theme-infinite-horizons-investing-todayshaping-tomorrow\/\" style=\"\">Future Investment Initiative Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">31 October (Thursday): No-visa travel for Saudis to Montenegro on charter flights expires. <\/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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">2-9 November (Saturday- Saturday): WTA Finals, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-7 November (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudi-build.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Build<\/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 November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiarabia-energy.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Saudi Electricity Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-12 November (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wamsaudi.com\/\" style=\"\">World Advanced Manufacturing Logistics Summit & Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-12 November (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiairportexhibition.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Airport Exhibition<\/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>11-14 November (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityscapeglobal.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Cityscape Global<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-20 November (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theheatshow.com\/beta\/\" style=\"\">The Heavy Equipment and Truck Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dammam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-21 November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simrsnf.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi International Maritime Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dammam.<\/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;\">25-27 November (Monday-Wednesday): World Investment Conference, Riyadh.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-28 November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudi-electricityexpo.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Future Power Expo<\/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;\">DECEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1 December (Sunday): <\/span><span>Opec+<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to meet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-3 December (Monday-Tuesday) <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/wings-of-change-middle-east\/\" style=\"\">Wings of Change Middle East<\/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:400;\">2-13 December (Monday-Friday): Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, 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;\">11 December (Wednesday): FIFA Congress, which will decide the hosting countries for the FIFA World Cup 2030 and 2034<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-26 December (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aqaratexpo.com\/en\/home\/\" style=\"\">Aqarat Expo<\/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;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2024:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The AFC Champions League Elite<\/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;\">2025<\/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\">JANUARY 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28-29 January (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainmideast.com\/\" style=\"\">Sustainability Forum Middle East<\/a><\/span><span>, 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;\">FEBRUARY 2025<\/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;\">10-13 February (Monday-Thursday): Leap 2025, the Kingdom\u2019s premier tech investment conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-15 February (Friday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiaformulae.com\/en\/news\/501062\" style=\"\">Formula E<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Diriyah.<\/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 2025<\/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;\">26 June (Thursday): 2024-2025 academic year ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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