Analysis

KING SALMAN

In Speech, King Salman Delivers His Vision for Saudi Arabia

• SUSTG Team
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• 3. 11. 2015

Saudi Arabia's King Salman gave a speech highlighting his vision for Saudi Arabia and discussed key subjects such as energy, job creation, and stability.

• US-Saudi

  

  IHS Jane’s: Saudi Arabia is the World’s Largest Defense Importer, and Largest Buyer for the United States

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 9. 2015

  One out of every seven dollars spent on defense in 2015 will be spent by Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom replaces India as the largest buyer of defense equipment and weaponry worldwide, and the largest importer from the U.S., according to IHS Jane's.

• E-Commerce

  

  The State of Internet in MENA 2015: Growth in Full Throttle (But Beware of Bumps)

  Khaldoon Tabaza  |  3. 6. 2015

  It’s an exciting time for MENA’s online industry. While traditional industries' investors are starting to worry - due to low oil prices, a potential slowdown in construction and real-estate, and eroding margins in telecom and banking- online businesses continue to thrive.

• Tadawul Opening

  

  #FocusKSA: SUSTG Speaks with Sharif Atta of SQM Frontier Management on the Opening of the Saudi Stock Market to Wider Foreign Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 4. 2015

  Sharif Atta of SQM Investment Management speaks with SUSTG's Richard Wilson on the opening of the Tadawul, or Saudi Stock Market, to wider foreign investment this Spring. The conversation is part of SUSTG and SUSRIS' ongoing #FocusKSA discussions on Saudi Arabia.

• US-Saudi

  

  Secretary of State John Kerry Heads to Riyadh for a ‘Full Schedule’ Visit; Moment Seen as a ‘Get-to-Know You’ Opportunity for the Secretary

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 4. 2015

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Saudi Arabia for what the State department called a "full schedule" visit with King Salman, various GCC ministers, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al Faisal.

• MERS

  

  MERS Still ‘Baffling’ Scientists as WHO Criticizes Implementation of Prevention Methods in Saudi Arabia; Riyadh Hospital Temporarily Closed

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 24. 2015

  As MERS cases spike in Saudi Arabia, a delegation of World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations visited Saudi Arabia and concluded that the Kingdom must do more to combat the spread of the disease.

• E-Commerce

  

  Saudi MCI Proposes New E-Commerce Law

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 9. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed a new draft e-commerce law to govern online transactions in the Kingdom.

• SUSRIS

  

  A Transitioning Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: SUSRIS Interviews Theodore Karasik

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 6. 2015

  This week, SUSRIS featured in two parts a wide-ranging interview with Dr. Theodore Karasik in which the expert discussed the recent transition in Saudi Arabia and the implications for regional and global affairs.

• Doing Business in Saudi Arabia

  

  Discovering Business in Saudi Arabia 2014-2015

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 27. 2015

  Our friends at the Saudi-British Relations Information Service (SBRIS at www.saudibrit.com), share with its readers the 2014-2015 Discovering Business handbook published by Allurentis Ltd, in association with UK Trade and Investment and the Saudi Committee for International Trade.

• Syria Food Aid

  

  HRH Saudi King Abdullah Donates $104M for Syria Food Aid following World Food Program Shortfall

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 11. 2014

  HRH King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced a $104 million donation on behalf of the Kingdom to Syria in the form of food aid, following announcements last week of a shortfall.