DUBAI : Saudi Aramco raised $25.6 billion from the world’s biggest initial public offering, closing a deal that became synonymous with the kingdom’s controversial crown prince and his plans to reshape the oil-rich nation.
The state-owned oil giant set the final price of its shares at 32 riyals ($8.53), valuing the world’s most profitable company at $1.7 trillion. It received total bids of $119 billion.
For Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the sale could help restore credibility undermined by setbacks to his blueprint to overhaul the economy and a global reputation tarnished by the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the war in Yemen.
