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US theme park giant Six Flags has signed a deal to build amusement parks in Saudi Arabia, with the hopes of encouraging Saudis to spend more money at home. (File photo)

October 11th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia turns to bonds to finance tourism, entertainment, real estate sectors

As oil prices remain low, Saudi Arabia is expected to continue to issue bonds to meet budget deficits and channel investments towards non-oil sectors for development.

Meanwhile, in the UAE and Kuwait growth in capital expenditure has been slower than the rise in current expenditure in the recent years.

September 8th, 2014 - 06:51 GMT

Stuck up on oil: the GCC's lackluster diversification record

Return of Equity (RoE) for Saudi banks is 10 percent whereas U.S. and European counterparts only receive single digit returns (File Archive)

April 14th, 2014 - 02:00 GMT

Spotlight on Saudi Arabia’s "resilient" banking sector

“In most Arab regions, the proportion of secondary enrollees in technical or vocational education is often below that compared to the developed world.

January 27th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Alkhabeer Capital latest

Saudi Arabia turns to bonds to finance tourism, entertainment, real estate sectors

Stuck up on oil: the GCC's lackluster diversification record

Spotlight on Saudi Arabia’s "resilient" banking sector

Say what? GCC failed nationalization schemes creating "ghosts"