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“Growing Venture Capital Scene in Saudi Arabia”

CAIRO: Silicon Valley-based investor Plug and Play Tech Center, renowned for its early investments in successful firms such as Dropbox and PayPal, is seeking to raise $100 million to support Saudi startups, Bloomberg reported.  The venture capital firm is in discussions with Jada, a $1 billion fund of funds established by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund the Public Investment Fund, to collaborate on this initiative, Saeed Amidi, Plug and Play’s founder and CEO, stated. 
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Lockheed Martin sponsors 2024 Bahrain Airshow

LONDON: Lockheed Martin on Friday announced its participation in and sponsorship of the Bahrain International Airshow 2024. The company will have a stand in the exhibition hall and a dedicated chalet at the event. “A relationship spanning decades, Bahrain was the first country in the region to adopt Lockheed Martin’s F-16 aircraft, for the Royal Bahraini Air Force, and in early 2023 became the first country in the world to receive delivery of the first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet from the manufacturer,” UK-based airshow consultancy Farnborough International said.
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Saudi main index ends week in red before Eid holidays

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index ended its trading on Thursday in the red, as it shed 7.19 points, or 0.06 percent, to close at 11,458.98.   The exchange will remain closed from June 23 as a part of the Eid Al-Adha holidays and trading will resume on July 2.   The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR6.33 billion ($1.69 billion) as 95 stocks advanced, while 124 retracted.   While the parallel market Nomu dropped by 1,118.48 points to close at 26,147.86, the MSCI Tadawul Index dipped slightly to end the day at 1,510.25.  
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“April imports to Saudi Arabia decrease by 16.1% to $15.4bn”

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s merchandise imports decreased 16.1 percent to SR57.9 billion ($15.4 billion) in April 2023 compared to SR69 billion in March 2023, according to the latest data released by the General Authority for Statistics.  However, the Kingdom’s merchandise imports increased by 1 percent in April 2023 compared to SR57.3 million in April 2022. According to the report, overall merchandise exports decreased 25.2 percent to SR103 billion in April 2023 compared to SR137.7 billion in the same month last year.
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Shell to operate gas stations in Saudi Arabia.

RIYADH: Riyadh is set to have its first Shell-branded fuel station later this year after the British energy firm signed an agreement with Asyad Holding Group, as part of the Saudi Energy Ministry’s efforts to bring international companies into the Kingdom. The agreement will pave the way for Shell International to open its fuel stations in the fourth quarter of this year, the ministry said in a press release. 
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Riyadh Air orders 90 GEnx engines for Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet

PARIS: Riyadh Air has finalized a deal for 90 GEnx-1B engines to propel its upcoming fleet, it was announced on Wednesday. The agreement also includes spare engines and a TrueChoice services package. The deal follows the Saudi airline’s recent wide-body order for 39 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The signing ceremony took place at the Riyadh Air chalet during the Paris Air Show, where the airline introduced its new livery to the world.
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74% of Saudi CEOs Confident in Kingdom’s Growth for Next 3 Years: KPMG

RIYADH: A vast majority CEOs in Saudi Arabia are confident about the Kingdom’s economic growth over the next three years despite the prevalent inflationary pressures and geopolitical tensions, revealed a global survey by KPMG.  The global professional services network, in its latest CEO Outlook report, revealed that 74 percent of Saudi chief executives are optimistic about the economic growth of the Kingdom over the next three years, compared to just 60 percent who are confident about global progress. 
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