Analysis

BANKING AND FINANCE

Financial Sector Development Program: Delivery Plan 2020

• SUSTG Team
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• 7. 6. 2018

A recently released report from Jadwa Investment shines light on the Saudi Arabia's Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP), which was announced in April of this year.

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  ‘The Worst May be Over for Saudi Economy’ as GDP Growth Returns

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 2. 2018

• Saudi-Russia

  

  Saudi Arabia, Russia to Jointly Invest $2 Billion in Tech Following Crown Prince, Putin Meeting

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 19. 2018

  Saudi Arabia and Russia will jointly invest $2 billion in technology projects next year, according to reports, following the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Russia at the start of the World Cup last week.

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  Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait Come to Jordan’s Aid with $2.5b after Weekend Summit

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 11. 2018

• Eid Al-Fitr

  

  King Salman Extends Eid Al-Fitr Holiday Break

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 7. 2018

  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a directive to extend this year’s Eid Al-Fitr, the end of the Holy month of Ramadan holiday, to give government employees and military staff a full working week off to mark the holiday, which falls at the end of Ramadan.

• World Cup

  

  Saudi World Cup Squad Beats Greece in Friendly, Will Play Cup Host Russia on June 14

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 16. 2018

  Saudi Arabia's World Cup squad won a friendly match against Greece 2-0 on Tuesday as the Kingdom sets its sights on its first tournament bid since since 2006.

• Education

  

  Design Released for Saudi Arabia’s New Global Business School in Jeddah

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 14. 2018

  Renderings of the forthcoming Global Business School in Jeddah have been published online, depicting a massive building that will serve as a modern campus for the educational institution in Saudi Arabia's second largest city.

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  Will Trump’s JCPoA Decision Affect U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Talks?

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 11. 2018

• Quality of Life 2020

  

  Saudi Arabia Launches $13b ‘Quality of Life 2020’ Program to Promote Entertainment, Health, and Sports

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 4. 2018

  At a ceremony in Riyadh yesterday, the Kingdom unveiled its plans to spend 50 billion riyals ($13.33 billion) by 2020 on a new 'Quality of Life 2020' initiative to promote entertainment, health, sports and education as part of a modernizing drive by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

• Saudi Oil

  

  Following Audit, Saudi Aramco Reserves ‘Higher than Expected’

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 1. 2018

  An audit of Saudi Aramco’s oil reserves done ahead of a planned IPO has found the state oil giant "to have higher reserves than it previously reported," Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.