Analysis

FATCA/DOUBLE TAXATION

America is the Only Country that Taxes Their Citizens on Global Income. Here’s Why That Makes Them Toxic to Foreign Employers.

• SUSTG Team
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• 10. 16. 2015

"[Fatca] was enacted without regard for its effects on the 8.7 million U.S. citizens living abroad, who have essentially been declared guilty of financial crimes unless they can prove otherwise."

• Social Media

  

  New Social Media Study on Saudi Arabia Finds ‘Life for Many Saudis An Ecosystem of Apps’

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 13. 2015

  With Saudi Arabia one of the most active countries in the Middle East on social media, it is no surprise that Saudi users continue to adopt new platforms, a recent study found. Twitter and Facebook, however, remain at the top of the social media pile.

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  Current and Long-Term Challenges for the Labor Market in Saudi Arabia – Jadwa Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 12. 2015

• War in Yemen

  

  Iranian Fighters Among Those Captured So Far in Yemen, According to a Former Saudi Navy Captain and Prince

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 7. 2015

  At a NCUSAR-hosted event on Capitol Hill in Washington yesterday, HRH Navy Captain (Ret.) Prince Sultan bin Khalid Al-Faisal told an audience that Iranians and Hezbollah forces have been captured by Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen.

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  As Putin Ramps Up Attacks in Support of Assad, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States Eye a Response

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 5. 2015

• Saudi Construction: Power 25

  

  Construction Week’s 2015 Power 25 list for Saudi Arabia; El Seif Engineering #2

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 17. 2015

  Construction Week issued it's Power 25 list for Saudi Arabia identifying "KSA's most active players operating within the Kingdom's construction center." El Seif Engineering Contracting was ranked #2 behind the Bin Laden Group.

• Mecca Mosque Tragedy

  

  Construction Titan, Saudi Bin Laden Group, Suspended from new Projects Following Review of Mecca Crane Collapse

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 16. 2015

  Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday ordered that top officials of the Saudi Binladin Group be banned from traveling outside the kingdom after an investigation found the construction company partially to blame for Friday’s deadly crane crash in Mecca.

• Economy

  

  Jadwa Investment: Oil sector GDP growth revised up following higher than expected year-to-date oil production in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 14. 2015

  In Jadwa Investment's recently released report on the Saudi economy, the Riyadh-based finance firm sees limited upside to oil prices for the remainder of the year but increased production leading to growth in Saudi Arabia's oil sector GDP.

• Saudi Economy: September 2015 Chartbooks

  

  Jadwa Investment September 2015 Chartbook: Saudi Government Slows Reserves Drawdown, Oil Affects Stock Market

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 2. 2015

  The monthly briefing by Jadwa includes informative updates on banking indicators, trade and an overview of market performance.

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  Boeing, Saudi Companies to Form New Joint Venture for Helicopter Service

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 28. 2015

  Boeing is partnering with Saudi Arabian companies to create a joint venture company for in-country maintenance, repair and overhaul of helicopters.