Analysis

CORRUPTION CRACKDOWN

Kingdom Ends Corruption Crackdown with $106 Billion Recovered

• SUSTG Team
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• 1. 31. 2019

Saudi investigators have recovered assets worth more than $106 billion in an anti-corruption crackdown ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the royal court said on Wednesday.

• U.S. Foreign Policy

  

  Secretary of State Pompeo Kicks Off 8-Nation Middle East Tour

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 8. 2019

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins a weeklong tour of eight Arab nations in the Middle East through Jan. 15, including a visit to Saudi Arabia. The Secretary's schedule will take him to Amman, Cairo, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat, and Kuwait City.

• Oil Prices

  

  Oil Posts Biggest Weekly Gain Since December 2016

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 4. 2019

  Brent crude headed for its biggest weekly gain since December 2016 after several months of price falls as Saudi Arabia’s production cuts outweighed concerns over the health of the global economy, according to reports.

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  Breakthrough Ceasefire Agreements Reached over Yemen Ports as U.S. Senate Rebukes Trump

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 14. 2018

• Economy

  

  KPMG Releases Second Edition of its Saudi Arabia CEO Outlook report; Finds Positivity Among Saudi CEOs

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 12. 2018

  The report is based on interviews with 50 CEOs of organizations in Saudi Arabia for their thoughts and insights on the potential opportunities that they have while preparing for the challenges that lie ahead, Chairman Abdullah Al Fozan said.

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  Saudi Aramco Aims to Invest $150b to Become Gas Exporter – CEO

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 27. 2018

• Criminal Justice

  

  Full Text: Saudi Arabia Public Prosecution’s Briefing on the Investigation Results into the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 16. 2018

  Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecution released a briefing on the investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. Below is the full text of the briefing, emailed by the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C.

• Economy

  

  Saudi Economy Fundamentals Stable, Continued Growth Expected: Jadwa Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 8. 2018

  A recently released macroeconomic update by Jadwa Investment finds the fundamentals of the Saudi economy remain unaltered and the bank "expects solid growth in the next few years" by 2.2 percent in 2018 (compared to -0.9 percent in 2017).

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  S&P says Gulf countries need to raise $300 billion by 2021 – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 7. 2018

• Economy

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Budget Deficit Shrinks a Whopping 60%

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 1. 2018

  Saudi Arabia reduced its budget deficit by 60 percent to SR49 billion ($13 billion) in the first nine months of the year, official figures published Wednesday show.