Nawaf Obaid and ‘The Basis of Saudi Diplomacy’ in Post-Arab Spring
SUSRIS, the Saudi-US Relations Information Service known for its excellent features and in-depth reports on Saudi Arabia, shares a recent presentation given by Nawaf Obaid, a Saudi scholar and senior fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies based in Riyadh on…
Staffing Firm ‘Mawten’ Opens in Saudi, May Streamline Manpower Sector: Saudi Economic Survey
The first manpower company named “Mawten” (Home of Professionals for Recruitment of Labor & Domestic Services) established within the framework of the new regulatory provisions of the Ministry of Labor was formally launched in Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Economic Survey.
Kingdom Airports, Aviation and Logistics Conference and Exposition to Offer Opportunities in Saudi Arabia
Under the patronage of His Highness Prince Fahad Bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Jeddah will play host to the Kingdom Airports, Aviation and Logistics Conference and Exposition on May 1-2, 2012. The event, which is set to…
Germany’s Siemens wins $1 billion Saudi power plant deal: Saudi Economic Survey
Saudi Arabia is an attractive power generation market. The country not only has the world’s largest oil reserves but also the fourth-largest natural gas deposits. In this decade it is anticipated that Saudi Arabia’s population will increase from 28 to 40 million. To meet the estimated annual rise in power demand of eight percent the installed power generation capacity will have to double within 10 years. The country’s fast-growing power demand is being increasingly met with the aid of advanced, high-efficiency combined cycle power plants.
Analysis: Maplecroft Misses Mark in Assessment
Saudi Arabia is a member of the G-20, ranked number 12 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business report, and in a leadership role in OPEC, the GCC and the Arab League. Soon, it will be home to the world’s tallest building. Though not without social, economic and political challenges ahead, Maplecroft’s conclusions about Saudi are less than convincing.
Invest in Saudi Arabia? Now’s the Time, Says MarketWatch
As we wrote on Arabianomics.com last week, Saudi Arabia’s decision to soon open up to foreign investment is creating excitement with investors across the globe. Writing in MarketWatch today, Thomas Kostigan shows just how excited foreign investors are, and if they’re not, they should be….
Al-Mubarak Set for Important Role In New Position at Saudi Central Bank
According to Arabian Business via Reuters, Saudi Arabia’s central bank will play a bigger role in the supervision of the country’s financial sector, meaning that its new governor, Fahd bin Abdullah al-Mubarak, who replaced Muhammad al-Jasser, will have a strengthened role in his new position. Reuters…
SAUDI ECONOMIC SURVEY: 67 health projects are approved for $1.86 billion
The Saudi Ministry of Health announced within its budget for the current financial year 1433/1434 the approval of 67 health projects in different regions , cities and governorate in the Kingdom of which the total cost is more than seven billion Riyals in the scope of its strategy of comprehensive integral health care.
New Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry HE Tawfiq al-Rabiah Active in New Role
Minister al-Rabiah, who was appointed to the position in December of 2011, has been very active in his new role as Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry, having already led delegations from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to India and Geneva.
Saudi Economic Survey: ‘A Strategic Partnership between Saudi Arabia and China’
Saudi Arabia and China signed yesterday agreements and cooperation programs between the two countries. They included a memo of understanding between Saudi Sabic and Chinese Sinopec in the presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz and Won Jiapao the Chinese Prime Minister in the palace of the Custodian of the Tow Holy Mosques in Riyadh.
