Analysis

GOVERNMENT

Saudi Arabia Replaces Labor Minister, Appoints 30 Women to Shoura Council

• SUSTG Team
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• 12. 5. 2016

Saudi King Salman appointed a new Minister of Labor on Sunday and appointed 30 women to the Shoura council as the Kingdom seeks to turn short term economic pain into long term stability and diversification with its Vision 2030 policy.

• Jadwa Investment

  

  Jadwa Investment: ‘Prudent Policies’ Should Decrease Saudi Deficit in 2017

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 23. 2016

  Jadwa Investment's recently released macroeconomic update for the Kingdom's economy finds that "prudent policies" have been taken to reform the fiscal budget.

• MiSK Global Forum

  

  Two-Day MiSK Global Forum in Riyadh Showcases Ideas of Innovation And Global Culture to Empower Youth

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 15. 2016

  The MiSK Foundation under the sponsorship of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched today a major two-day forum in Riyadh that focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation issues.

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  GCC Bloc Could Be World’s 6th Largest Economy, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Says

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 11. 2016

• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)

  

  At Ceremony in Seattle, Saudia Receives First Boeing B777-300ER, Commits to Vision 2030 Goals

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 10. 2016

  Saudia held a press conference in Seattle on Tuesday, a day before receiving the airlines’ first Boeing B777-300ER aircraft supplied with new and luxurious compartments for first class passengers.

• Ali Al-Naimi

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Al-Naimi Pens Memoir

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 4. 2016

  Saudi Arabia's former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Al-Naimi has penned a memoir that offers a rare insight into Saudi Aramco and the growth of the Saudi oil industry.

• War in Yemen

  

  Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Fire Missiles Toward Holy City of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Coalition Says

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 28. 2016

  Yemen's Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile toward Mecca on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement.

• Vision 2030

  

  Vision 2030 and Natural Gas

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 25. 2016

  A recently released Jadwa Investment report looks at the role that natural gas will play in Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 plan to reform its economy and society.

• War in Yemen

  

  Yemen Ceasefire Tested by Missiles, Airstrikes

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 21. 2016

  The 72-hour U.N.-backed truce in Yemen came under duress on Thursday when missiles fired from inside the war-torn country killed two civilians in Saudi Arabia, while a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes that Iran-allied Houthi fighters said killed three people, according to reports.

• Global Oil Markets

  

  Saudi Energy and Industry Minister Khalid Al-Falih: Oil Market Wrapping Up ‘Considerable Downturn’

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 19. 2016

  Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih said on Wednesday that oil markets were at the end of a “considerable downturn" and that fundamentals were improving.