Deals signed at the Riyadh Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference reached a total value of $56billion, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih said on Thursday.
"There were more than 25 deals signed worth $56 billion," Al Falih said in remarks...
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) is to join forces with Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF as a new partner in the joint Russia-China Invesment Fund, it was announced on Thursday.
As part of the agreement, Saudi’s PIF will contribute $500 million to ...
The Saudi minister of culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al-Saud, headed the Arab delegations participating in the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) in Chengdu, China on Thursday.
On behalf of Saudi Arabia, the minister thanked the government of the People’s...
The Saudi Ministry of Housing has signed three residential real estate development agreements worth $4.4 billion, the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) announced on Thursday on the sides of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh.
One of the deals was a $2.6 billion memorandum...
In a major step forward towards opening up its education sector for foreign investment, Saudi Arabia has announced an ambitious partnership between GEMS Education and Hassana Investment Company, the investment arm of the General Organization for Social Insurance “GOSI”. The...
Greater investment in eSports would boost the Saudi economy and help young gamers better compete in the global — if virtual — arena, one of the Kingdom’s top sporting officials has said.
Princess Reema bint Bandar, of the General Sport Authority, told the Future...
The Middle East can be the “new Europe,” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday as he vowed to see the region thrive economically.
The crown prince told a packed audience at the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh that he would like to see the...
Global trade enabler DP World has highlighted its ambition to use Hyperloop and blockchain technologies to revolutionize the movement of cargo across borders.
Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World, already the...
Saudi Arabia has signed two agreements that aim to enhance the digital capabilities of services related to Hajj and Umrah, to make the experience easier and more enjoyable for pilgrims. Both were signed on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative gathering in Riyadh.
The first is with...
Reinforcing its commitment to the advancement of the maritime industry, Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, supported the Supply Chain and Logistics Conference held under the patronage of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Transportation, Dr. Nabil bin Mohammed Al-Amoudi, as a...