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2 weeks ago | 
arabnews.pk | Andrew Hammond
First 100 days highlight prospect of a historic EU term Andrew Hammond April 05, 2025 21:52 European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Reuters) Short Urlhttps://arab.news/yxptb
The action-packed first 100 days of Ursula von der Leyen’s second five-year term as president of the European Commission suggests that the remainder of it could be one for the history books.
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1 month ago | 
arabnews.pk | Andrew Hammond
Europe sets sights on Global South to build influence Andrew Hammond March 15, 2025 22:24 Short Urlhttps://arab.news/2k2se
One of the most striking features of Donald Trump’s second presidency is how its unilateralism is eroding US soft power, including in the so-called Global South.
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1 month ago | 
businesstimes.com.sg | Andrew Hammond
Published Tue, Mar 4, 2025 · 05:00 AMFRIDAY’S (Feb 28) extraordinary White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has provoked much global shock. Yet, it may have, unexpectedly, unlocked for Europe a crucial window of opportunity to become more involved in any settlement deal with Russia. In February, the Trump administration indicated that it saw a purely bilateral process between Washington and Moscow to try to end the war.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Andrew Hammond
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2 months ago | 
middleeasteye.net | Andrew Hammond
Saudi Arabia is set to begin allowing non-Saudis to invest in publicly-traded companies that own real estate in Mecca and Medina. According to a statement from the Capital Market Authority, from Monday foreigners will be allowed to purchase shares and convertible debt instruments in firms owning private or public real estate in the holy cities.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
arabnews.com | Andrew Hammond
Looming UK-EU reset unlikely to be the last Short Urlhttps://arab.news/vbsq3 Since 2020, Europe has experienced the worst pandemic for a century, the largest war on the continent since 1945 and the biggest energy shock since the 1970s. Far from being a Belle Epoque of peace and prosperity, it has been much more of a time of troubles.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
agbi.com | Andrew Hammond
Debate about death penaltyReforms to bring clarity on lawFollows new commercial codeA new Saudi penal code is taking longer than expected to complete as interested parties debate points relating to the death penalty and Islamic punishments. The proposed new legislation comes after the government introduced a new commercial code for businesses, revised family law and introduced a new law of evidence.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
agbi.com | Andrew Hammond
Reuters/Stringer/File Photo Oil output rise delayed again Potential hit to Saudi GDPGroup waiting on TrumpAn Opec+ decision to delay raising oil output for another three months and extend the gradual phase-out of production cuts to the end of 2026 could crimp Saudi hopes for a major GDP boost – but shows how fearful oil states are of a price collapse.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
agbi.com | Andrew Hammond
Dominic Dudley/Alamy Live News via Reuters R&D spending hit $6bn in 202386,000 employed in sectorAramco and Kaust lead fundingResearch and development spending in Saudi Arabia increased by 17.4 percent in 2023, and the number of people employed in R&D rose significantly. Figures released by the General Authority for Statistics showed R&D spending of SAR22.6 billion ($6 billion) in 2023, up from SAR19.25 billion in 2022 and SAR14.5 billion in 2021.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
agbi.com | Andrew Hammond
‘Shark Tank Dubai’ in 2nd season‘Unicorn Hunters’ plans move to GulfAiming to broaden VC opportunitiesFirst it was Shark Tank, now it’s Unicorn Hunters. Reality TV has become the latest pathway for Gulf startups to access venture capital. The second season of Shark Tank Dubai is airing now in the UAE – an Arabic version of the Dragons’ Den/Shark Tank format in which entrepreneurs make presentations to a panel of venture capitalists who decide whether or not to invest.
