Aramco secures prime ratings for $10bn commercial paper program from Moody’s and Fitch
Saudi Aramco’s robust financial standing has been reaffirmed by Moody’s and Fitch, with the agencies assigning strong ratings to the energy giant’s newly established $10 billion US Commercial Paper Program. Moody’s assigned a Prime-1 short-term issuer rating to the energy giant and reaffirmed its Aa3 long-term issuer rating with a stable outlook, reflecting the company’s […]
Oil Updates — prices rise in thin pre-Christmas trade
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, reversing the prior session’s losses, buoyed by slightly positive market outlooks for the short term and stronger US economic data, despite thin trade ahead of the Christmas holiday. Brent crude futures were up 33 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $72.96 a barrel, and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose […]
Saudi banks report 24% profit growth amid strong non-interest income
Saudi banks’ aggregate profit reached SR7.7 billion ($2.05 billion) in October, marking a 23.67 percent year-on-year increase, newly released data has revealed. According to the Saudi Central Bank, also known as SAMA, these figures represent profits before zakat and taxes. Cumulatively, from the beginning of the year to the end of October, banks recorded a […]
Arab markets see 60% surge in trading volumes in November: AMF
Trading activity across Arab financial markets surged in November, with volumes jumping nearly 60 percent, driven by strong performance in Iraq and other regional exchanges, a new report showed. In its latest monthly analysis, the Arab Monetary Fund reported that the Iraq Stock Exchange led the way with a 131.24 percent surge in trading volumes, […]
Saudi Arabia to welcome Middle East’s first TRIBE hotel in King Salman Park
French hospitality group Accor and Naif Alrajhi Investment have signed an agreement to bring the Middle East’s first TRIBE hotel to Saudi Arabia. The project, featuring a 250-key property, will be situated within Riyadh’s King Salman Park and will include the debut of TRIBE Living, a new residential community concept. The collaboration builds on the […]