Analysis

COVID-19

Saudi Arabia takes cautious approach on Coronavirus as Kingdom suspends entry for Umrah pilgrimage, tourism

• SUSTG Team
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• 2. 27. 2020

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended arrivals by foreigners for the Umrah pilgrimage and tourists from two dozen countries where the new coronavirus has spread, according to a report in Reuters, in hopes that the Kingdom might stay head of the looming threat of a pandemic.

• Leadership

  

  New Saudi Ministers of Investment, Sports and Tourism Sworn In by King Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 26. 2020

  The new Saudi ministers of sports, tourism and investment were sworn in on Wednesday before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

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  Saudi Aramco Plans to Invest $110 Billion to Develop Unconventional Gas Reserves in Saudi Arabia’s Jafurah field

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 24. 2020

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  On Third Day of Saudi Trip, Pompeo Tours Saudi Airbase, Meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 21. 2020

  Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and separately with Prince Khalid Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on his third and final day of a visit to the Kingdom, according to reports, before taking a tour of a key Saudi Arabian air base.

• Cybersecurity

  

  Saudi Aramco Sees Increased Number of Cyberattacks since Late 2019

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 10. 2020

  Saudi Aramco has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the final quarter of 2019 and has successfully repelled all of them so far, according to a Reuters report, which cited comments from an interview with chief information security officer Khalid al-Harbi.

• Security

  

  Report: Saudi Air Defenses Repel Latest Houthi Missile, Drone Strikes at Oil Facilities

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 30. 2020

  Rocket and drone strikes fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels at Saudi targets last week - including at Aramco oil facilities - were successfully shot down by Saudi air defenses, according to the Wall Street Journal which cited Saudi officials.

• Aramco-SABIC

  

  Report: SABIC, Aramco set to decide on oil to chemicals project in 2Q 2020

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 17. 2020

  Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) and Saudi Aramco expect to announce in the second quarter whether they’ll proceed with plans to build a facility to process crude oil directly into chemicals, Bloomberg reports.

• Saudi Women

  

  World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law Report says Saudi Arabia Top Reformer, Improver Among 190 Economies

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 15. 2020

  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has realized a remarkable leap in the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2020 report, with a score of 70.6 out of 100 and achieving the honor of being the top improver over the last year, according to reports.

• Renewable Energy

  

  Saudi Arabia launches third phase to build up solar power capacity, invites bidders for new projects

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 9. 2020

  Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry has issued a request for qualifications for the third round of the Kingdom’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), which comprises of "four Solar PV projects with a combined generation capacity of 1,200 MW," the Saudi Press Agency said.

• Economy

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Spending Cuts Could Reduce the Kingdom’s ‘Fiscal Vulnerabilities’ to Oil Price Fluctuation, IIF Says

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 16. 2019

  Saudi Arabia will lower government spending in 2020 as the Kingdom's economic and social reforms start to kick in. That could help reduce Saudi Arabia's medium-term fiscal vulnerabilities to lower oil prices, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said.