Analysis

BANKING AND FINANCE

HSBC, RBS to Discuss Potential Merger to Create 3rd Largest Lender in Saudi Arabia

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 26. 2017

For sale stakes in two Saudi banks pose risks and opportunities for buyers as Saudi Arabia pushes forward with massive economic and social reform plans.

• U.S.-Saudi Military Relations

  

  U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Arrives in Saudi Arabia; First Top Trump Administration Official to Visit Kingdom

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 18. 2017

  U.S defense Jim Mattis arrived in Saudi Arabia today, his first stop on a tour through the Middle East that will “focus on the fight against Islamic State and articulating President Donald Trump's policy toward Syria,” Reuters reports.

• Vision 2030: One Year into Saudi Arabia's Economic Reforms

  

  Event Announcement: Vision 2030: One Year into Saudi Arabia’s Economic Reforms – A Discussion with Saudi Minister of Commerce Dr. Majed Al-Qassabi

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 11. 2017

  SUSTG is pleased to coordinate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to present Saudi Arabia's Minister of Commerce, Dr. Majed Al-Qassabi for a discussion of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 initiative, at 3pm on April 20th, at CSIS headquarters in Washington, D.C.

• Security

  

  Saudi Arabia Arrested 77 Suspected Terrorists Last Month

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 6. 2017

  Saudi security forces arrested 77 terror suspects in March, according to an updated list posted on the Interior Ministry’s Nafethah Tawasol website and as reported in the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette.

• Saudi-American Healthcare Forum

  

  Saudi-American Healthcare Forum Set for April 23-26, 2017 in Riyadh

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 3. 2017

  Organizers of the upcoming Saudi-American Healthcare Forum seek to build on the momentum established by previous events.

• Middle East Security

  

  U.S. Military Footprint Growing in the Middle East

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 30. 2017

  Two months after the inauguration of President Trump, indications are mounting that the United States military is deepening its involvement in a string of conflicts in the Middle East that lack clear endgames, the New York Times reports in a detailed look at U.S. escalation in region.

• King Salman in Jordan

  

  At Annual Arab Summit, King Salman Stresses Solidarity, Signs Deals with Jordan

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 29. 2017

  Saudi Arabia's King Salman is in Jordan this week for the annual Arab Summit, a meeting between Arab states on Wednesday to "achieve cooperation and solidarity" toward shared regional challenges.

• Laptop Ban

  

  Reports: Trump Administration Bans Laptops In-Flight for Saudi-US Flights

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 21. 2017

  Lengthy flights from Saudi Arabia to the United States will now seem longer as the Trump Administration bans non-American carriers from allowing passengers to use laptops in-flight. New TSA rules on flights originating from Riyadh and Jeddah state that laptops must be kept in checked baggage.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Seven Important Takeaways from Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Lunch Meeting with President Trump

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 15. 2017

  A “senior advisor to Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman” released an enthusiastic statement following yesterday’s meeting between the Prince and President Trump, calling the meeting a “huge success.” Here are 7 important takeaways from the meeting, according to the source.

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Departs for United States, Set to Meet with Donald Trump

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 13. 2017

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to visit Washington, D.C. this week and will meet with President Trump.