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Feb 15, 2010DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS more...Jan 24, 2010ARABIAN GOLD TO ATTEND 2010 MENA-EX IN JEDDAH more...Jan 14, 2009ARABIAN GOLD TO ATTEND 2009 MENA-EX IN JEDDAH more... |
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February 01, 2010
Saudi mining sector gaining momentum
The mining sector in top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is slowly gaining momentum as foreign companies look to make investment in a sector the government sees as important for economic diversification. A new mining law adopted in 2004 to allow greater access for foreign companies to the kingdom's mineral resources is beginning to bring results, mining executives said. (5 KB) |
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January 14, 2010
MENA-EX to attract 130 firms
The mineral wealth of Saudi Arabia and the region beyond will be in focus at the MENA-EX 2010 that opens at the Hilton Hotel on Jan 24. The three-day event combines a commercial exhibition and strategic forum led by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. (2 KB) |
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December 20, 2009
Ma'aden and Alcoa Forge Partnership to Develop Lowest-Cost Aluminum Complex in the World
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company Ma'aden, and Alcoa, the world leader in aluminum, today announced that they will form a joint venture to develop a fully integrated, world-class aluminum industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The joint venture will become the world's preeminent and lowest-cost supplier of primary aluminum, alumina and aluminum products, with access to the growing markets of the Middle East and beyond. (5 KB) |
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June 10, 2009
Saudi Arabia - Ranks 13 in World Bank Doing Business 2010 report
Saudi Arabia has risen another 3 places to 13th out of 183 countries in the World Bank Doing Business 2010 report. As a top regional reformer, the Kingdom has introduced further reforms which have led to improved rankings in 2 out of the 10 indicators used in the report. (2 KB) |
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September 30, 2008
Saudi Arabia - Ranks 16 in World Bank Doing Business 2009 report
Saudi Arabia has risen 8 places to 16th out of 181 countries in the World Bank Doing Business 2009 report. As a top regional reformer, the Kingdom has introduced wide ranging reforms which have led to improved rankings in 6 out of the 10 indicators used in the report. (3 KB) |
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August 17, 2008
Saudi Arabia's new gold: The shiny kind
A new generation of fortune hunters seeking riches under the sands of Saudi Arabia. But this time they're searching for gold - the shiny kind, not the black, liquid variety - and potentially even more lucrative metals and minerals. (2 KB) |
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June 22, 2008
Ma'aden IPO
The Saudi Gazzette looks at Ma'aden, the state-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Company, which has announced the launch of its long awaited initial public offering (IPO) of 462.5 million shares comprised 50 percent of the company shares. The IPO is expected to raise a little over than SR9 billion for the company. (2 KB) |
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January 25, 2008
Mining Exhibition in Jeddah Wins Applause
Arab News, the Middle East's Leading English Language Daily, looks at the success of the inaugural MENA-EX conference in Jeddah. (2 KB) |
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September 26, 2007
Doing Business 2008: Saudi Arabia Joins Top 25
Saudi Arabia - the seventh-fastest reformer globally and second-fastest in the region - joined the ranks of the top 25 countries worldwide on the ease of doing business. It had reforms in three of the 10 areas studied. The country has made starting a business more accessible by eliminating what had been, in U.S. dollar terms, the highest minimum capital requirement in the world. (3 KB) |
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June 02, 2005
Saudi minerals: an untapped gold mine for privatization
AME Info looks at the Saudi mining sector following the revisions to the Mining Investment Code. (1 KB) |
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