Mohammed bin Salman
Trump defends Saudi prince over journalist Khashoggi’s murder
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Tuesday over the 2018 killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi as he wooed the key ally with a lavish welcome ...
Saudi prince vows to stop ‘unacceptable’ rise in property prices
The comments come as the country prepares to launch a new law in 2026 that is set to make it easier for foreigners to buy property
Saudi Arabia plans US$600 billion in new US investment, trade over four years
SAUDI Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump that the kingdom wants to put US$600 billion into expanded investment and trade with the United States over the next four yea...
Saudi FDI struggles cast shadow over Crown Prince’s plans
Inflows amounted to US$9.7 billion in the first six months of 2024 just a touch higher than the prior year
Saudi wealth fund picks JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley for Nupco IPO
SAUDI Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has picked banks for the planned initial public offering of the kingdom’s largest medical procurement firm, as it hunts for cash to finance the crown prince’s ambi...
Saudi Prince’s trillion-dollar makeover faces funding cutbacks
The cuts mark a shift in priorities for the kingdom, which under its Vision 2030 plan to reshape the economy has announced projects costing an estimated US$1.25 trillion
Saudi Arabia ramps up bond sales to help fund MBS’ big projects
A US$5 billion sukuk on Tuesday brought total international debt sales from the kingdom this year to US$17 billion, more than any other emerging-market sovereign
Saudi crown prince to visit Japan
SAUDI Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Japan from May 20 to 23 when he will meet the emperor and the prime minister, Tokyo said Friday.
Banking giants race to Riyadh as MBS steps up pressure campaign
WHEN Deutsche Bank last month brought back its former CEO for the Middle East and Africa, the reappointment came with a twist: Unlike his prior stint at the German lender, Jamal Al Kishi will no longe...
Russia, Saudi Arabia urge all Opec+ powers to join oil cuts
Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two biggest oil exporters, on Thursday (Dec 7) called for all Opec+ members to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy, just days after...