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Saudi foreign securities assets surge in H1
Saudi Arabia boosted its investments in foreign securities by nearly SR73 billion in the first half of 2010 as the world's dominant oil power continued to benefit from high oil prices to rebuild its foreign assets, official data showed on Tuesday.

Saudi construction spending to grow in 2010
Investment in Saudi Arabia's construction sector increased by around 5.8 per cent in 2009 and is projected to swell further this year as the government is lavishing funds on the infrastructure and banks are gradually reopening their credit lines, the Gulf kingdom's largest bank said on Sunday.

Saudi Kayan says cost of chemicals complex may rise 24%
Saudi Arabia: Petrochemical firm Saudi Kayan, a unit of Sabic, has said it will seek loans and funds from shareholders to cover an expected 24% rise in costs of its Jubail petrochemicals plant to prevent any delay in completion dates, Bloomberg has reported. The company also said it started the trial run of its olefins plant at the complex.

Pay rise urged for Saudi doctors
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's Council of Medical Services has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Finance to raise the salaries of all Saudi doctors and dentists to encourage them to stay in their jobs, Arab News has reported. Under the recommendations, resident doctors would receive a basic salary increase of 15%. Specialists would receive 20% and consultants 25%. The proposal also includes an annual housing allowance of at least SR50,000 if accommodation is not provided by employers.

Saudi construction sector to total 10% of real GDP
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank (NCB) has said that increased government investments are expected to drive the expansion of the non-oil GDP growth of the kingdom's construction sector to an all-time high of 10.41% by the end of this year, Zawya Dow Jones has reported. The kingdom has 687 current projects, 22% of which are in the execution phase, that are valued at approximately SR2.6trillion. According to NCB, contracts awarded in 2010 and 2011 are forecast to reach $64bn and $86bn, respectively.