Analysis

The 966, Episode 10 – A World’s Fair in Riyadh, Excavating Al-Ula, and will Saudi Arabia Produce Cars Soon?

• SUSTG Team
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• 11. 5. 2021

This week on The 966 Episode 10, the hosts discuss how Saudi Arabia is in talks with several carmakers about manufacturing in the Kingdom's borders. Also, a team of French and Saudi archaeologists has begun work on excavating near Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia.

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  Saudi Economy Surges as Non-Oil PMI Rises to Highest Since 2015 – Jadwa Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 1. 2021

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  The 966, Episode 9 – Net-Zero for Saudi Arabia, The FII in its 5th Year, and Tourism in the Kingdom

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 29. 2021

  This week, The 966 hosts discuss a potential rival golf league to the PGA from Saudi Arabia, Boeing's potential comeback, and Saudi Arabia has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. The hosts also discuss the FII in its 5th year and the growing significance of the event.

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  ‘We are Ready to Roll’: Will Saudi Arabia’s Olayan Group Join the IPO Party?

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 28. 2021

  Saudi Arabia's Olayan family, which runs one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest conglomerates and is one of the richest in the Kingdom, may "revive plans to take some of its companies public," according to a report today in Bloomberg.

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  Crown Prince Announces Launch of New National Investment Strategy to Attract FDI

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 12. 2021

  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave details of a new investment strategy, called the National Investment Strategy, on Monday that aims to raise net foreign direct investment to 388 billon riyals ($103.45 billion) annually, the state news agency (SPA) reported.

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  Biden Administration Welcomes Saudi Engagement with Iran, Talks Still in ‘Exploratory Phase’

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 5. 2021

  The U.S. said it welcomes the news of direct communication between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Jennifer Gavito, deputy assistant secretary for Iran and Iraq at the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, told CNBC’s Dan Murphy in Dubai.

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  Saudi Arabia Celebrates 91st National Day in Kingdom with Patriotic Airshows, Events and Fireworks

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 23. 2021

  Saudi Arabia is celebrating its 91st Saudi National Day today, celebrating the formation of the modern-day Kingdoms with the unification of the Nejd and Hejaz by King Abdulaziz Al-Saud in 1932. The Kingdom's version of the 4th of July will be celebrated this year under the slogan “A Home for Us.”

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  U.S. State Department Approves Potential $500 Million Saudi Maintenance Deal

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 17. 2021

  The U.S. State Department has approved a potential agreement covering up to $500 million in military support services for Saudi Arabia, the first since President Biden took office on January 20. The agreement has been sent to Congress for review, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

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  In Interview, Prince Turki Al-Faisal Calls for U.S. Reassurances, Renewed American Commitment to Kingdom

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 9. 2021

  Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki al-Faisal Al-Saud, the former intelligence chief for Saudi Arabia, has called on the United States to show a renewed commitment to Saudi Arabia's security and the U.S.-Saudi partnership in comments to CNBC published today.

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  8 Reportedly Injured in Houthi Terrorist Drone Attack at Abha International Airport

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 31. 2021

  At least eight people were wounded on Monday in Houthi terrorist drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport, Reuters reports, citing local sources and news outlets.