Saudi Arabia could go carbon-neutral before 2060, says Prince Abdulaziz bin SalmanOn Saturday, Saudi Arabia pledged to go carbon neutral by 2060. Two days later it announced a billion-dollar contribution to initiatives to...
27 Oct, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
Saudi Arabia hosts 'Davos in Desert' amid pandemicAround 150 speakers will participate in the fourth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), organisers said, seeking to showcase ...
27 Jan, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
Corporate Chatter: Mukesh Ambani's friend in the desert; billionaire stuck overseas; Anshu Jain-backed InCred eyes new dealA billionaire has been stuck overseas for months now.
29 Jun, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Suits & Sayings: ET’s weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmursET’s weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parlours.
04 Nov, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
The reality behind India-Saudi Arabia's growing tiesPragmatism dictates India-Saudi ties. While Delhi needs investment and oil, Riyadh needs new partners.
03 Nov, 2019, 06.15 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi invites investment in startupsIn his keynote address to the Future Investment Initiative or Davos of the Desert, Modi underlined the importance of technology and infrast...
30 Oct, 2019, 08.38 AM IST
Strong forces using UN as instrument: PM Narendra ModiModi, who earlier delivered the keynote address at the high-profile Future Investment Initiative (FII), dubbed as "Davos in the desert", sa...
30 Oct, 2019, 12.17 AM IST
India signs deal with Saudi Arabia for strategic oil reserves & retail mattersSaudi Arabia has also expressed interest in picking up the government’s stake in BPCL, official sources said. Sources said Aramco is curren...
29 Oct, 2019, 11.59 PM IST
India to spend $100 billion on energy infra, says PM inviting Saudi investmentTransformative technologies like Artificial Intelligence, NLP and robotics are bringing about fundamental changes in our lives. We must ado...
29 Oct, 2019, 10.56 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi calls on Saudi King Salman, meets top ministers to deepen bilateral tiesThis is his second visit to the Gulf Kingdom. During his first visit in 2016, King Salman conferred Saudi's highest civilian award on him. ...
29 Oct, 2019, 08.14 PM IST
Saudi King, PM Narendra Modi condemn terrorism; agree to boost bilateral security cooperationModi, who is here to attend the third edition of the Kingdom's high-profile annual financial conference, called on the King and the two lea...
29 Oct, 2019, 08.04 PM IST
Davos of Desert opens in Riyadh amid presence of PM ModiThe gathering — which has been termed as the ‘Davos in the desert’ is also intended to showcase the rapid transformation underway in the Ki...
29 Oct, 2019, 03.20 PM IST
PM Modi meets Jordanian King Abdullah IIThe two leaders met in the Saudi capital while attending 'Future Investment Initiative', and exchanged views on working closely together to...
29 Oct, 2019, 03.11 PM IST
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son goes to Riyadh, skips conferenceHe also skipped a dinner held at the residence of Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the managing director of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, on Mon...
24 Oct, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
Isolating the Saudis will be harder than it looksIndia’s big renewable energy push depends crucially on at least $100 billion of Saudi investment in the sector.
17 Oct, 2018, 10.17 PM IST
Saudi Arabia gives citizenship to a robot, claims global first“Thank you to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” said the robot, named Sophia, when she learnt of her ostensible citizenship.
26 Oct, 2017, 09.28 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari promises to make India's own DavosObserving that at times an extreme position is taken on environment like issues, he said it is necessary to protect environment but develop...
19 Jan, 2017, 01.08 PM IST