Six Indian airports have been proposed for privatisation
Privatisation
draft law
Saudi Arabia publishes draft law on lucrative PPPs
Rules on foreign real estate ownership may be relaxed, according to the draft law published by Saudi Arabia’s National Centre for Privatisation and Public-Private Partnership
Privatisation
Saudi Arabia said to have growing ‘appetite’ for privatisation
Report suggests that the top candidates for privatisation are government entities within the power and water sectors
Healthcare
Saudi Arabia will need an additional 20,000 hospital beds to meet demand
Saudi healthcare sector set for increased growth and investment from private sector
Alshaya Group
Time to privatise Kuwait’s co-ops, says Mohammed Alshaya
Kuwait’s government co-op society stores constitute a large portion of the country’s retail and consumer goods sector
Air India
Sale of debt-laden Air India fails to take off
Analysts say the company’s large debts and generous pension schemes are putting off buyers
diversify economy
Saudi Arabia to raise up to $11bn through privatisation initiatives
The plan includes over 100 initiatives in a number of sectors
Aramco IPO
Three reasons why global banks continue to expand in Saudi Arabia
Financial institutions see opportunities in the new political order
Healthcare
Saudi to privatise 17 university hospitals
Kingdom’s expects to boost the efficiency of hospitals under the new healthcare companies by 25% by 2021.
Essam Abdul Mohsen Al-Marzouq
Kuwait oil company pushes ahead with privatisation plans
KPC announces investment opportunities for private sector
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Arabia in midst of ‘unprecedented transformation’ – finance minster
Mohammed Al Jadaan lauds reforms being implemented in the kingdom
BNP Paribas
BNP to advise on $7bn Saudi power plant sale – sources
Privatisations could exceed $350 billion over the next five years