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Mohammed Bin Salman Scaling Back Ambitious $1.5 Trillion NEOM Project? Saudi Economy Minister Says 'There's No Change'
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 5:46am | 657Saudi Arabia has confirmed that the NEOM megaprojects will proceed as initially planned, despite previous reports suggesting a potential scaling back of the futuristic desert development. What Happened: The Kingdom’s economy minister, Faisal Al Ibrahim, dismissed earlier reports of a...
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Ex-Alcoa CEO Kleinfeld Lands A New Job In Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 1:36pm | 356Klaus Kleinfeld abruptly resigned from his post as CEO of Arconic Inc (NYSE: ARNC) (formerly Alcoa Inc.) after writing an unauthorized letter to activist investor Elliott Management. The hedge fund viewed the letter as being "a threat to intimidate or extort a senior officer." Kleinfeld's apparent...