Analysis

E-COMMERCE

Saudi MCI Proposes New E-Commerce Law

• SUSTG Team
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• 2. 9. 2015

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed a new draft e-commerce law to govern online transactions in the Kingdom.

• SUSRIS

  

  A Transitioning Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: SUSRIS Interviews Theodore Karasik

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 6. 2015

  This week, SUSRIS featured in two parts a wide-ranging interview with Dr. Theodore Karasik in which the expert discussed the recent transition in Saudi Arabia and the implications for regional and global affairs.

• Doing Business in Saudi Arabia

  

  Discovering Business in Saudi Arabia 2014-2015

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 27. 2015

  Our friends at the Saudi-British Relations Information Service (SBRIS at www.saudibrit.com), share with its readers the 2014-2015 Discovering Business handbook published by Allurentis Ltd, in association with UK Trade and Investment and the Saudi Committee for International Trade.

• Syria Food Aid

  

  HRH Saudi King Abdullah Donates $104M for Syria Food Aid following World Food Program Shortfall

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 11. 2014

  HRH King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced a $104 million donation on behalf of the Kingdom to Syria in the form of food aid, following announcements last week of a shortfall.

• 'The Double Edged Scalpel'

  

  Investing in Middle East Healthcare for both Financial and Social Returns

  Mussaad Al-Razouki  |  10. 31. 2014

  Saudi Arabia’s 2013-2014 budget includes funding for 19 new hospitals in addition to the 102 hospitals currently under construction in the Kingdom, but only about 9 of these projects have strong involvement from the private sector.

• OIL

  

  Data Compiled by Bloomberg Finds Saudi Oil Sales to U.S. Imperiled by American Shale Boom

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 4. 2014

  "After years of keeping the price of crude sold to the U.S. low enough to maintain market share, Saudi Arabia is losing ground as the shale boom leaves U.S. refiners with ample supplies of inexpensive domestic oil," Bloomberg reports.

• Foreign Students in the US

  

  Brookings’ Gold: Interactive Data on Foreign Students In U.S. Higher Education

  Richard Wilson  |  9. 2. 2014

  The Brookings Institution's superb report, The Geography of Foreign Students in U.S. Higher Education: Origins and Destinations, mines data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to create an extraordinarily informative overview of the foreign student population in the U.S.

• ISIL

  

  Jamal Khashoggi Addresses the Deteriorating Security Situation in Iraq and Why ISIS is a Threat to Saudi Arabia and the United States [VIDEO]

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 2. 2014

  Addressing the #FocusKSA online discussion on the threat posed by ISIS/ISIL, the veteran Saudi journalist said the U.S. and Saudi Arabia were doing the right thing by showing restraint.

• ECONOMY

  

  PHOTOS: The Private Sector in the Middle East Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 17. 2013

  For those that missed the event, we're pleased to share a collection of official photos taken by the media staff at the Council of Saudi Chambers and by SUSTG.

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  PepsiCo Middle East CEO Aamer Sheikh joins The 966, plus a full update on Saudi football, King Saud University’s overhaul and more…

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 28. 2023

  Episode 96! The 966 speaks with PepsiCo Middle East CEO Aamer Sheikh for a conversation about the company's strategy to plug into Vision 2030's opportunities and continue to stay on top as the number one food and beverage brand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.