{"id":82378,"date":"2023-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2023\/11\/28\/retail-inks-sar-1-2-bn-housing-contract-in-jubail-plus-chinese-tourism-bookings-foster-partners-blueberries-and-more\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T00:00:00","slug":"retail-inks-sar-1-2-bn-housing-contract-in-jubail-plus-chinese-tourism-bookings-foster-partners-blueberries-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2023\/11\/28\/retail-inks-sar-1-2-bn-housing-contract-in-jubail-plus-chinese-tourism-bookings-foster-partners-blueberries-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail inks SAR 1.2 bn housing contract in Jubail. PLUS: Chinese tourism bookings, Foster + Partners, blueberries, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

REAL ESTATE-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Retal signs SAR 1.2 bn contract for housing units in the Eastern Province\u2019s Jubail:<\/strong>Retal<\/a>Urban Development Co.<\/a> signed a contract worth SAR 1.2 bn to develop primary and secondary infrastructure development and 897 residential units in Jubail Industrial City under a partnership with Jubail and Yanbu Industrial Cities Services Company (Jabeen<\/a>), it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a> on Monday. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second big order for Retal this week<\/strong>, coming after it inked sub-development agreements worth c. SAR 925 mn with state-owned National Housing Co.<\/a> (NHC) to build residential complexes in Riyadh and Jeddah.<\/p>\n

TOURISM-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bookings from China are up 277% after the Saudi Tourism Authority\u2019s big push on China<\/strong>, which ran 17-23 November and included digital and broadcast components that reached some 500 mn Chinese. More than 80k people attended an in-person campaign that launched on Shanghai\u2019s Bund to draw attention to the Kingdom\u2019s wide tourism offering. <\/p>\n

AGRICULTURE-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morocco is our #1 supplier of blueberries this marketing year<\/strong>, having doubled its sales to Saudi and edging out South Africa, Peru, the United States, and Chila, East Fruit<\/a> writes. We bought some 480 tons of fresh blueberries from Morocco in the 2022-2023 marketing year, more than double the 200 tons we bought the year before, making us the world\u2019s 38th largest importer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

ARCHITECTURE-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foster + Partners has been tapped to design Abha\u2019s new airport terminal.<\/strong> \u201cInspired by Rijal Almaa village, the design reimagines the terminal as interconnected human-scaled clusters, courtyards, and walkways\u201d and \u201ctakes advantage of prevailing winds to optimize natural ventilation,\u201d ArchDaily<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

AVIATION-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flynas x UNWTO: <\/strong>Flynas became the first Saudi airline and the first low-cost carrier in the Middle East to join the UN World Tourism Organization as an affiliate member, Saudi Press Agency<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

PUBLIC POLICY-<\/strong><\/p>\n

We now have a National Data Index: <\/strong>Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA<\/a>) and the National Transformation Program<\/a> (NTP) announced the launch of the National Data Index (Nudei) on the sidelines of the Saudi Data Forum, the NTP said on X<\/a>. The Index is used to survey, develop, and assess how governmental entities are progressing in terms of data management.<\/p>\n

DEBT-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waja secures shariah-compliant credit facility agreement with BSF<\/strong>: Multi-industry services outfit Waja<\/a> inked an agreement with Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) for a credit facility worth up to SAR 5 mn, Waja said in a statement<\/a> to Tadawul on Sunday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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