Saudi ministers meet UK's defense secretary to strengthen bilateral ties    Saudi-French Ministerial Committee holds second meeting to advance AlUla development    Abo Noghta Castles in Tabab joins UNESCO's Best Tourism Villages list    RSAF and Saudi Falcons captivate audiences at Bahrain airshow    Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off    South Africa's Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant    US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions    Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home    UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Delhi shuts all primary schools as hazardous smog worsens    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Mohammed Al-Habib Real Estate Co. sets Guinness World Record with largest continuous concrete pour    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    PIF completes largest-ever accelerated bookbuild offering in MENA region    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    Saudi Champion Saeed Al-Mouri scores notable feat in Radical World Championship in Abu Dhabi with support from Bin-Shihon Group    France to deploy 4,000 police officers for UEFA Nations League match against Israel    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Bassel Khatoun
‘Known unknowns' critical issues when valuing Aramco
WHILE there is consensus that the public listing of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's crown jewel, Saudi Aramco, could very likely be the biggest the world has ever seen, valuations of the state-owned oil company vary widely. Some have put forward a (...)

11 - 05 - 2017
Saudi Press 2 Riyadh
Assad regime against the Kingdom, while they praised a regime that is used to kill its citizens and destroy their cities within a campaign of fabrications aiming to distort of the Saudi positions. On Yemen, Alwatan reported that Yemen is the (...)

05 - 12 - 2013
Basel committee agrees on tough new capital rules for banks
Central banking chiefs and regulators from 27 of the world's leading economies agreed on tougher new rules for the running of banks Sunday, in a bid to make the industry more resistant to crises, the German Press Agency dpa learned from informed (...)

12 - 09 - 2010
Global regulators agree tougher Basel III bank rules
Global regulators, aiming to prevent any repeat of the international credit crisis, agreed on Sunday to force banks to more than triple the amount of top-quality capital they must hold in reserve, according to Reuters. The biggest change to global (...)

12 - 09 - 2010
Roche sticks to 2010 goals despite earnings miss
Swiss drugmaker Roche stuck to its full-year guidance on Thursday, offering some reassurance for investors after a grim week for its blockbuster cancer drug Avastin, according to Reuters. Once regarded as the darling of the pharmaceuticals (...)

22 - 07 - 2010
Study: Value of derivatives fell 15 per cent in 2nd half of 2009
The gross market value for all over-the-counter (OTC) market derivatives together declined by 15 per cent in the second half of 2009, according to a study released late today by the Bank for International Settlements, according to dpa. The (...)

10 - 05 - 2010
Swiss OK Novartis swine flu vaccine from cells
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG said today it has received regulatory approval in Switzerland for a swine flu vaccine produced using cell cultures instead of egg-based methods, according to AP. The company last week received its first (...)

13 - 11 - 2009
Roche offers $44 billion for all remaining shares of Genentech
Roche Holding on Monday said it was offering US$43.7 billion to take over the remaining shares of Genentech Inc. Roche, which already owns 55.9 percent of the San Francisco-based drug maker, said it was offering US$89 per share, 8.8 percent (...)

21 - 07 - 2008
Pakistan DENIES STATEMENT ISSUED BY INDIA
India propaganda and facilitating the terrorists, said a Pakistan Foreign Ministry statement. Pakistan missions abroad conduct themselves strictly in accordance with the established diplomatic norms, the statement said. It added Pakistan missions (...)

31 - 08 - 2007
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