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ROYAL SHAKEUP

Investors, Analysts with Mixed Interpretations After Wild Weekend in Saudi Arabia

• SUSTG Team
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• 11. 6. 2017

Investors and analysts are mixed in their reactions after a wild weekend for Saudi Arabia that put the Kingdom into the international spotlight.

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  Saudi Arabia will Introduce Tourist Visas ‘Soon’, Tourism Authority Head Confirms

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 1. 2017

• KAPSARC

  

  KAPSARC’s New Headquarters Near Riyadh, Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, Receives LEED Platinum Status

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 27. 2017

  The futuristic-looking new headquarters of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) on the outskirts of Riyadh has received LEED Platinum certification—the first of Zaha Hadid Architects’ projects to receive the title.

• Investment in Saudi Arabia

  

  Saudi Arabia Allows Foreign Investors into Local IPOs, Hopes to List Aramco on Tadawul

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 26. 2017

  Foreign investors are now able to participate in initial public offerings (IPO) on companies listed on the Nomu (Parallel) market in Saudi Arabia.

• Saudi Women

  

  Over 87,000 Business Licenses Issued to Saudi Arabia this Year – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 11. 2017

  Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce and Investment issued over 87,000 business licenses to women in the last year as the Kingdom looks to increase female integration into the Saudi economy.

• Saudi Economy

  

  Saudi Economy Contracts as Production Cuts, Reforms Begin

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 3. 2017

  Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted by 1.03 percent in the second quarter of this year following a 0.5-percent contraction in the first quarter, according to reports, as participation in the OPEC oil production cut and disappointing growth in non-oil industries weighed on the economy.

• Entrepreneurship

  

  Saudi-based Restaurant Management Startup Raises $4m

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 26. 2017

  A restaurant management startup in Saudi Arabia has raised a $4m Series A investment as the Kingdom sees signs of life for new small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

• Vision 2030

  

  Saudi Arabia’s ‘Third Rail’ No More? Kingdom Eyes Ambitious Energy Subsidies Cuts By November 2017, Report Says

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 18. 2017

  Energy subsidies have long been a significant drag on the Saudi economy on numerous fronts, but as Vision 2030 kicks into high gear, Saudi Arabia is reportedly eying brave cuts to its domestic energy subsidy program, long a third rail for Saudi domestic politics.

• Shale Oil

  

  ‘Shale Oil 2.0’: Uptick in Oil Prices Entices Shale Producers, but ‘Bumps in the Road’ Persist — Jadwa Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 12. 2017

  The recently observed uptick in oil prices has given many US shale oil producers the opportunity to expand production, Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment said in a research note on shale production.

• Sports

  

  Saudi Arabia Secures Spot in 2018 World Cup in Russia

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 6. 2017

  Saudi Arabia has secured a trip to compete in the next World Cup in 2018 after defeating Japan 1-0 in their last AFC Round 3 Group B match on Tuesday.