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Saudi airports privatization plan extends over 18 months (AFP/Getty Images)

Saudi Airports to Attract Foreign Investments

by Faisal al-Saadi | Feb 6, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that privatization of 27 Saudi airports would be completed by the middle of next year, adding that an appropriate work mechanism would be put in place and employees would be given the required...

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Saudi capital Riyadh (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)

Saudi Arabia: 16 State Agencies Ready for Privatization

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 1, 2017 | Business

Riyadh– Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Center for Privatization of the Saudi Ministry of Economy and Planning Turki al-Hugail announced that 16 state institutions are ready to enter the first phase of the privatization program. The agencies were chosen...

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Privatization will not be broached to production in Kuwait

Kuwait Studies Plans on Publicly Listing Four Oil Subsidiaries

by Wael Mahdi | Jul 13, 2016 | Business

Khobar- It seems that regional oil companies will soon be taken over with a raging fever for privatization. Soon after Saudi Arabia announced intentions on offering a low but effective five percent of the Saudi oil giant Aramco to public stocks, Kuwait followed...

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Saudi Water Desalination Makes First Privatization Step

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 10, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam-Saudi Arabia needs investments worth USD53.3 billion in the water sector till 2025, to cope with the population growth and the increased demand for desalinated water. The Kingdom faces a heavy challenge by getting 60% of its water needs from the desalination of...

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Saudi Arabia Targets Privatizing Electricity Sector

Saudi Arabia to Privatize Electricity Sector, Shifts towards Solar Energy

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Mar 3, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Saudi Arabia is heading towards privatizing electricity sector and shifting towards solar and alternative energy in the framework of its efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels in production rates. Sources added that...