Argaam Weekend | A win-win?

A win-win?

25^thOctober 2025

● Can Argentina’s Interest-rate Surge Be a Win-Win for Saudi Banks?
● The hidden trap in solar panel investment for Saudi families
● What It Really Takes to Build an AI Datacentre in Saudi Arabia

Topics of the Week

Can Argentina’s Interest-rate Surge Be a Win-Win for Saudi Banks?

Saudi Arabia-based lenders should consider seizing the opportunity to establish their first ever financial services and channel significant investment into Argentina’s emerging market, despite the current political and economic turbulence.
This early entry into a promising can provide a distinct competitive advantage in corporate lending in particular, which’s the focus of our analysis.

The hidden trap in solar panel investment for Saudi families

You step into your 300-square-metre villa in Riyadh, where the scorching sun in the summer blazes overhead and your air conditioners is nearly always on 24/7 to cool down the 4-bedroom house. Now, picture eliminating those rising electricity bills once and for all. How? With a powerful, sleek solar system designed specifically for your home.

What It Really Takes to Build an AI Datacentre in Saudi Arabia

While it’s common to think about building a house or a gated compound, from securing land to laying down the foundation and installing fixtures, what if we told you that constructing a data centre in Saudi Arabia is just as much a monumental feat, if not much, much more.
In Saudi Arabia, or anywhere else in the world actually, building a state-of-the-art data centre isn’t simply about bricks and mortar; it’s a massive, capital-intensive operation.