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04-25-2016, 08:22 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/saudi-aramco-set-to-be-valued-at-more-than-dollar2-trillion/ar-BBsdZeK?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=SK2ADHP
Saudi Aramco set to be valued at more than $2 trillion
Saudi Arabia confirmed on Monday that it planned to sell a stake of its state oil giant Saudi Aramco which was expected to be valued at more than $2 trillion.
The sale would be less than 5 percent of the company and would be via an initial public offering (IPO), Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview with the Al Arabiya News Channel.
He also said there were plans for Aramco, or to give it its full name Arabian American Oil Company, to be transformed into a holding company with an elected board, according to Reuters, with subsidiaries of the firm also to be sold by IPO.
The announcement came as Saudi Arabia's government unveiled a long-term economic blueprint for life in a low-oil world.
Titled "Saudi Vision 2030," the plan is due to be officially launched later on Monday. However, some details of the announcement were released by the state SPA news agency which confirmed that the cabinet had voted in favor of the plan.
The plan was due to include regulatory, budget and policy changes that will be implemented over the next 15 years to make the Kingdom less reliant on crude.
"We hope citizens will work together to achieve Saudi Vision 2030," King Salman said in a brief statement, according to the Al Arabiya broadcaster.
US President Barack Obama with King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (3rd R), King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (2nd R) and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) during the US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, April 21, 2016.
As the world's largest oil exporter, the bulk of Riyadh's state revenues come from energy exports. But with crude prices extending their declines — the per-barrel price of global benchmark Brent is down 60 percent since the rout first started in June 2014. The country logged a record $98 billion budget deficit for 2015.
Officials are already taking action to diversify revenue sources before existing state coffers get depleted. This month, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that ownership of the Aramco and some other national assets would be transferred to a public fund that invests cash from the country's oil and gas operations into other sectors.
Analysis from McKinsey, before the announcement Monday, suggested the kingdom could double gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 3.4 percent in 2015 and create as many as six million jobs by 2030 by focusing on eight non-oil sectors, including manufacturing, mining, tourism, healthcare and finance.
—CNBC's Nyshka Chandran contributed to this article.
obama gave Iran its nukes and now he has helped the Saudi's weather their financial crisis methinks--consider both nations are = muslim.
Then figure the rest of he story... if you can see past he blinders American propaganda /media/government has placed upon you.
Islam's advance only weakens us more each day. A fact..
One that the obama traitor happily spearheads.. Another ignored fact.. -Tyr
Saudi Aramco set to be valued at more than $2 trillion
Saudi Arabia confirmed on Monday that it planned to sell a stake of its state oil giant Saudi Aramco which was expected to be valued at more than $2 trillion.
The sale would be less than 5 percent of the company and would be via an initial public offering (IPO), Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview with the Al Arabiya News Channel.
He also said there were plans for Aramco, or to give it its full name Arabian American Oil Company, to be transformed into a holding company with an elected board, according to Reuters, with subsidiaries of the firm also to be sold by IPO.
The announcement came as Saudi Arabia's government unveiled a long-term economic blueprint for life in a low-oil world.
Titled "Saudi Vision 2030," the plan is due to be officially launched later on Monday. However, some details of the announcement were released by the state SPA news agency which confirmed that the cabinet had voted in favor of the plan.
The plan was due to include regulatory, budget and policy changes that will be implemented over the next 15 years to make the Kingdom less reliant on crude.
"We hope citizens will work together to achieve Saudi Vision 2030," King Salman said in a brief statement, according to the Al Arabiya broadcaster.
US President Barack Obama with King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (3rd R), King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (2nd R) and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) during the US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, April 21, 2016.
As the world's largest oil exporter, the bulk of Riyadh's state revenues come from energy exports. But with crude prices extending their declines — the per-barrel price of global benchmark Brent is down 60 percent since the rout first started in June 2014. The country logged a record $98 billion budget deficit for 2015.
Officials are already taking action to diversify revenue sources before existing state coffers get depleted. This month, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that ownership of the Aramco and some other national assets would be transferred to a public fund that invests cash from the country's oil and gas operations into other sectors.
Analysis from McKinsey, before the announcement Monday, suggested the kingdom could double gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 3.4 percent in 2015 and create as many as six million jobs by 2030 by focusing on eight non-oil sectors, including manufacturing, mining, tourism, healthcare and finance.
—CNBC's Nyshka Chandran contributed to this article.
obama gave Iran its nukes and now he has helped the Saudi's weather their financial crisis methinks--consider both nations are = muslim.
Then figure the rest of he story... if you can see past he blinders American propaganda /media/government has placed upon you.
Islam's advance only weakens us more each day. A fact..
One that the obama traitor happily spearheads.. Another ignored fact.. -Tyr