Analysis

JADWA CHARTBOOK

December Data a Mixed Picture for Saudi Economy

• SUSTG Team
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• 2. 6. 2017

Saudi Arabia's total government accounts with SAMA fell $80 billion last year, representing a significant slowdown from 2015 which saw a $116 billion net decline, according to a recently released chartbook by Jadwa Investment.

• Iran

  

  Trump Turns Up Rhetoric, Threats Toward Iran

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 2. 2017

  The Trump administration says it is putting Iran "on notice" following two provocative incidents in the region in the past week, including an attack on a Saudi navy ship by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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  U.S.-Saudi Arabia Continue Strong Defense Ties in Trump Administration’s Early Days

  Lucien Zeigler  |  2. 1. 2017

  The U.S.-Saudi security relationship is off to a stable start in the first days of the Donald Trump administration.

• Saudi Economy

  

  Economy Rebounds in Saudi Arabia as Money Supply Grows

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 30. 2017

  Saudi Arabian money supply growth has picked up in latest data for the month of December "in a sign that the economy is regaining strength after a slump last year caused by low oil prices and government austerity measures," Reuters reports, citing central bank data.

• U.S.-Saudi Military Cooperation

  

  First Jets from Record-Setting U.S.-Saudi Military Sale Delivered, Showcased in Riyadh

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 26. 2017

  Saudi Arabia showcased its newest F-15SA fighter jet at an airshow in Riyadh on Wednesday, in a demonstration that the Kingdom has begun receiving items purchased six years ago in the most expensive U.S. arms sale to a foreign country, Reuters reports.

• Riyadh Metro Project

  

  Tunnel for Longest Riyadh Metro Line 3 Complete as City Eyes Long-Term Solution to Traffic, Pollution

  Lucien Zeigler  |  1. 24. 2017

  Tunnel excavation for Line 3 of the under-construction Riyadh Metro – the longest line of the six total being created as part of the project – has been completed, according to a report.

• U.S.-Saudi Security Cooperation

  

  U.S to Transfer Four Gitmo Detainees to Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 5. 2017

  The United States will transfer four detainees to Saudi Arabia from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in the next 24 hours.

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  Another ‘Mixed Picture’ for Saudi Economy as Data Show Negatives on Consumer Spending, Inflation Down

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 3. 2017

• Public Health

  

  Outside Riyadh, Video Shows Making of Largest Tire ‘Doughnut’ Ever – and it’s Pink

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 29. 2016

  Just outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, someone created the biggest 'doughnut' ever according to the Guinness Book of World Records, and did so in the shape of a breast cancer ribbon.

• Fiscal Balance Program 2020

  

  Saudi Government Publishes New Overview of Economy Highlighting Balanced Budget Goal by 2020

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 28. 2016

  Saudi Arabia has published a new report entitled 'Fiscal Balance Program: Balanced Budget 2020' highlighting its goals to achieve a fiscal balance by the year 2020.