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Imposing solar tariffs may cost US taxpayers $1.23bn

Bloomberg Imposing tariffs on solar components imported into the US will drive up prices for solar developers. It could also cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $1.23 billion. The US offers incentives to encourage people to use clean energy, paying owners of solar-power systems a tax credit equal to 30 percent of the total installation costs. More expensive panels leads ...

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Saudi launches $2.7 billion entertainment company

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is setting up a company to invest in local entertainment, as the kingdom tentatively opens up and pursues a long-term strategy to reduce its reliance on oil. The company will have an initial capitalization of 10 billion riyals ($2.7 billion) and “act as its investment arm in Saudi Arabia’s growing entertainment sector,” the Public ...

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Riyadh to implement bankruptcy law in 2018

DUBAI / Reuters Saudi Arabia will begin implementing a new bankruptcy law early next year as part of efforts to attract foreign investment and encourage private sector activity, Saudi-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya reported citing the kingdom’s commerce minister. Under current legislation there is no easy way to wind up the activities of indebted companies in Saudi Arabia and the new ...

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