Jan 28 (Reuters) - Saudi Basic Industries Corp :
* SAUDI’S SABIC CEO SAYS SABIC HAS THE ABILITY TO SELF FINANCE CLARIANT DEAL
* SAUDI’S SABIC CEO SAYS OUT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS WILL BOOST OUR LONG-TERM POSITION
* SAUDI’S SABIC CEO SAYS WE EXPECT 2018 COST CUTTING TO BE SIMILAR TO 2017
* SAUDI’S SABIC CEO SAYS WE EXPECT 2018 COST CUTTING TO BE BETWEEN 5 TO 7 PERCENT
* SAUDI’S SABIC CEO SAYS AT THIS POINT WE DON’T HAVE ANY OPTIONS TO RAISE DEBT, BUT WE WILL LOOK INTO IT IN FUTURE AS NEEDED
* SAUDI’S SABIC CEO SAYS IBN ROSHD HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, RESTRUCTURING HELPED CUT ITS LOSS TO 30 MILLION IN 2017 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting by Marwa Rashad; Editing by Saeed Azhar)