Saudi Arabia

Having emerged through 2009 fairly resiliently - a GDP contraction was narrowly avoided with output edging up 0.18% year-on-year (y-o-y) - Saudi Arabia's near-medium-term consumer outlook... 2010-06-14

The Middle East region's largest dairy firm by annual sales Almarai is believed to be lining up an acquisitional entry into Pakistan with reports linking it to Haleeb Foods. While Almarai... 2010-05-26

BMI expects Saudi Arabia's mass grocery retail (MGR) industry to register strong growth to 2014 with average annual headline sales growth forecast at 6.62%. Sitting well with our... 2010-05-11

In a move that BMI believes will significantly strengthen Fonterra's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region outlook, the New Zealand dairy cooperative giant has completed the... 2010-04-28

Having come through a difficult 2009 fairly resiliently - a GDP contraction was narrowly avoided with output edging up 0.18% year-on-year (y-o-y) - Saudi Arabia's near-medium term consumer... 2010-04-27

Diversified Saudi conglomerate Savola Group has comfortably outperformed consensus (analysts polled by Reuters) by posting a 104.15% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in net income to... 2010-04-19

Saudi Arabia's Almarai has recorded its weakest quarterly earnings in a year following strong acquisition investments in 2009. Headline first quarter (three months to March 31 2010)... 2010-04-14

Saudi Arabian mass grocery retailer (MGR) Al-Othaim has reported a 10% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in 2009 annual sales revenue to SAR3.1bn (US$803mn), largely off the back of organic... 2010-02-15

Saudi Arabia's Almarai, one of the Gulf region's largest dairy companies by market capitalisation, has reported year-end earnings of SAR1.1bn (US$290mn) for the 12 months to December... 2010-01-20

Diversified Saudi conglomerate Savola Group has reported a 371.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in calendar year-end headline earnings to SAR952mn (US$253.9mn). Per share earnings... 2010-01-18