What Al-Eqtisadiah does

Al-Eqtisadiah (الاقتصادية) is a Saudi economic newspaper founded on December 1, 1992 and headquartered in Riyadh, operating as a subsidiary of the Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG). Its product portfolio comprises a long-running print edition, the digital platform aleqt.com offering real-time economic news, financial analyses, and multimedia content, a subscription-based email newsletter, and a WhatsApp Channel for mobile news distribution. Coverage spans markets, companies, energy, real estate, technology, cinema, opinion, news, and sports, with a global correspondent network complementing Saudi-based reporting. The platform targets business professionals, investors, executives, and government officials in Saudi Arabia and the broader Gulf region who require timely economic and financial intelligence.

The business model is a hybrid of digital advertising on the website and platforms targeting business and financial audiences, supplemented by recurring newsletter subscription revenue. Specific pricing tiers and subscriber counts are not publicly disclosed. Distribution is primarily self-serve via the website (aleqt.com) and newsletter, with free news access and subscription add-ons. In 2024, SRMG approved a strategic partnership with Asharq Bloomberg, integrating the platform with one of the largest global economic-media brands and elevating it to one of the largest specialized economic media platforms in the region. Al-Eqtisadiah is a private, non-listed entity with 51-100 employees, and it has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, proprietary data products, or patents in the provided sources.

Name

Al-Eqtisadiah

Legal name

Al-Eqtisadiah (الاقتصادية)

Website

https://aleqt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic News and Financial Media

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Economic news publishing
• Financial journalism
• Business news media
• Market analysis coverage
• Digital newspaper subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Revenue generated from digital advertising on the newspaper's website and platforms targeting business and financial audiences
2. Newsletter Subscription: Email newsletter subscriptions providing latest economic news and analyses to subscribers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Al-Eqtisadiah is a Saudi economic newspaper that publishes original business and economic journalism through its print edition, the aleqt.com digital platform, and a subscription-based email newsletter. The platform delivers real-time coverage of stock markets, energy, real estate, technology, currencies, metals, company news, tourism, and travel, supported by a global correspondent network. Following a 2024 strategic partnership with Asharq Bloomberg, the platform has expanded its global economic and financial news coverage with in-depth analyses and exclusive local Saudi content.

Product overview

Aleqtisadiah (الاقتصادية) is a Saudi economic newspaper operated by the Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG). Its product portfolio consists of a print newspaper (first published December 1, 1992) and a digital platform at aleqt.com featuring instant news coverage, financial analyses, multimedia content, and specialized articles from economists and business experts. In 2024, Aleqtisadiah entered a strategic partnership with Asharq Bloomberg, forming one of the largest specialized economics media platforms. The company also offers an email newsletter subscription service. The website organizes content across sections covering markets, companies, energy, real estate, technology, cinema, opinion, news, and sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aleqtisadiah Digital Newspaper (الاقتصادية - الموقع الإلكتروني) The primary digital news platform providing instant economic news coverage, financial analyses, multimedia content, and specialized articles from experts and economists across sectors including stock markets, energy, real estate, green economy, currencies, metals, company news, tourism, and travel. Targets business professionals, investors, and government officials in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.
• Aleqtisadiah Print Edition The original printed newspaper, first published on December 1, 1992, later expanded to include colored editions and specialized sections, distributed to readers in Saudi Arabia.
• Email Newsletter (النشرة الإلكترونية) A subscription-based electronic newsletter delivering the latest economic news and analyses directly to subscribers' email inboxes on a recurring monthly basis.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG)coreOthers · 1 January 2024SRMG is the parent company of Aleqtisadiah. The Group oversees the newspaper's operations and strategic direction, having approved the major 2024 strategic partnership with Asharq Bloomberg.
• Asharq BloombergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024In 2024, SRMG approved a strategic partnership between Aleqtisadiah and Asharq Bloomberg, making them one of the largest specialized media platforms in economics. The partnership allows the platform to focus more on key global economic and financial news with in-depth analyses and exclusive local coverage.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Al Arabiya: Al Arabiya is a leading pan-Arab news network headquartered in Saudi Arabia and also owned by SRMG. It covers economics and business as part of a broader general-news portfolio and shares corporate parentage, overlapping with Al-Eqtisadiah's regional audience and government-sector reach.
• Reuters: Reuters is a global news and financial information provider with strong Middle East coverage, including Arabic-language economic and markets content. It competes with Al-Eqtisadiah for both Saudi and pan-regional financial professional readership.
• Al Jazeera (Al Jazeera Arabic / Al Jazeera Business): Al Jazeera is a major pan-Arab news network with dedicated economics and business programming. While broader in scope than Al-Eqtisadiah, it competes for the same Arabic-speaking business, government, and policy-oriented readership across the Gulf.
• Bloomberg News: Bloomberg is the global financial news and data leader, now linked to Al-Eqtisadiah via the Asharq partnership. It is a broad incumbent setting the global benchmark for economic journalism against which Al-Eqtisadiah's Arabic economics coverage is positioned.

Direct peers

• Arab News: Arab News is a leading English-language daily covering Middle East business, economics, and politics, with strong Saudi and GCC focus. It targets a similar business and government readership, with significant overlap in coverage of Saudi markets, energy, and economic policy.
• Asharq Bloomberg: Asharq Bloomberg is the strategic partner of Al-Eqtisadiah and is itself an Arabic-language economic news platform backed by Bloomberg. It directly competes for the same Saudi and Arabic-speaking business, government, and financial professional audience, with overlapping coverage of markets, energy, and macro economics.
• Zawya: Zawya is a regional business information platform focused on Middle East and North Africa companies, markets, and macroeconomic data. It serves a closely comparable audience of investors, financial professionals, and corporates tracking GCC economic developments.
• CNBC Arabia: CNBC Arabia is the Arabic-language arm of CNBC, delivering financial markets, business, and economic news to a regional audience. It competes directly for advertisers, subscribers, and viewership from Saudi and Gulf-based financial professionals and executives.

Emerging players

• AMEinfo: AMEinfo is a Dubai-based online business news platform covering Middle East companies, markets, and industries. It overlaps with Al-Eqtisadiah's economic coverage and shares a similar B2B financial professional audience, though at a smaller scale.

Regional players

• Al Riyadh Newspaper: Al Riyadh is a major Saudi general-interest newspaper published in Riyadh with strong economic and political coverage. It targets an overlapping Saudi audience of professionals, officials, and businesses, making it a regional (Saudi-specific) competitor rather than a pan-Arab one.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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