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The Saudi Arabia government has announced customs duties increases on about 3,000 goods, effective 10 June 2020. The rate hike, revealed on 27 May 2020, …
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Aramco acquires 70% stake in SABIC from Saudi Arabia’s PIF
Saudi Aramco recently announced it has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the …
Read More »SABIC Q1 FY20: sales slip to SR 31 billion
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) , a chemical manufacturing company, posted 18 per cent sales decrease to SR 30.8 billion (Saudi Riyals) in first quarter …
Read More »ALSHAYA, AL HOKAIR, JARIR INVESTMENT, CHALHOUB, PANDA RETAIL, DANUBE & BINDAWOOD TO SPEAK AT RETAIL LEADERS CIRCLE MENA 2020 SUMMIT
His Excellency Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi, Minister, Ministry of Commerce & Investment to deliver keynote speech and fireside chat His Excellency Dr. Majid …
Read More »SAUDI ARABIA IS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF EASY INVESTMENT
Saudi Arabia has made qualitative progress, jumping 72 global ranks to become the first country in the world in terms of ease of doing business …
Read More »AS IT SHARES RISE 10%, SAUDI ARAMCO BECOMES WORLD’S LARGEST LISTED COMPANY
As its shares rose by 10 % on stock market debut in Riyadh, the Saudi Aramco company has become the world’s largest listed company. According …
Read More »NATPET to showcase advances in several polypropylene resin grades at K 2019
Saudi Arabia’s National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (NATPET), a major producer of propylene and polypropylene, plans to highlight advances in several of its material grades at …
Read More »THE MIDDLE EAST TEXTILE INDUSTRY
The Middle East has long been known as a major trading hub for textiles. What is less well-known is that the region is also starting …
Read More »Saudi firms keen to import handmade carpets
The Saudi investors and businessmen have shown their keen interest of importing traditional and world class handmade carpets, apparel and chemical products from Pakistan, underlining …
Read More »Saudi firms keen to import hand-made carpets from Pak
Saudi investors and businessmen have shown interest in importing traditional hand-made carpets, apparel and chemical products from Pakistan. A delegation of Saudi enterprises recently met …
Read More »Saudi Arabia updates textile technical regulations
Saudi Arabia has updated technical regulations for textile products which will be implemented on February 23, 2019. Issued by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality …
Read More »Saudi Aramco signs agreement with Zhejiang Petrochemical
Saudi Aramco recently signed an agreement with the Chinese province of Zhejiang during the second International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC) at Dammam …
Read More »SABIC signs MoU with PRC province for petrochem complex
SABIC :: The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s Fujian provincial government to enable the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s textile printing industry’s tech migration on the rise
RIYADH — Textile printing industry has come of age and is rapidly growing across the globe and the Middle East region. Saudi Arabia houses thousands …
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