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Native name | أرقام |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private company |
| Industry | Financial markets and macroeconomics in Saudi Arabia |
| Founded | March 1, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-01)inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Founder | Tariq Al Asiri | Dr. Rashid Al Owin |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Islam Zween (CEO), Anwar B. (COO)[1] |
| Products | Argaam Plus / Argaam Insights / IR services / IR Apps / Akhbaar24 |
| Owner | SRMG 51% and 49% for private investors |
Number of employees | 255 (2024) |
| Parent | Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) |
| Website | https://www.srmg.com/en/home |
Argaam (Arabic: أرقام) is a Saudi Arabian financial news portal[2] and considered as the primary source to media and public for financial news[3][4][5][6][7] as it provides real-time updates on financial markets as well as market data and analysis, interviews, and coverage of stocks listed across the region.[8][9][10][11][12] Argaam has won UAE App & Web Award[13] and is operated by the Argaam Investment Company, which launched the Arabic version in March 2007 and an English variant in April 2015.[14][15][16][17]
The company was founded on 1 March 2007 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
On October 18, 2017, the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) acquired a controlling stake in the Argaam Investment and Trading Company, which publishes an online financial news service.[18] SRMG acquired 51 percent of Argaam for $10 million in an attempt to expand its operations, at a time when Saudi Arabia was diversifying its economy and opening up to more foreign investments and as a part of the National Transformation Plan 2020 (NTP) and Vision 2030.[19]
Akhbaar24 (Arabic: أخبار24) is an electronic newspaper specialized in covering the latest news of interest to Saudi Arabian and Arab audience 24 hours a day, whether local or foreign. The service also covers the most influential political news in the Middle East. Akhbaar24's website also features 24 a specialized vertical for the most prominent videos posted on social networking sites and the Internet that deal with Saudi affairs. In 2022, Argaam sold 100% of its ownership of Akhbaar24 to SRMG. Following this acquisition, SRMG revamped and relaunched Akhbaar24 in June 2023, imbuing it with deeper coverage of Saudi-related news and topics, thus enhancing its Saudi Depth.
Alphabeta is a sub-division of Argaam that publishes field-related Gulf columnists' articles.[16]
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