Analysis

SAUDI-IRAN

Al-Jubeir: ‘There Is No Doubt’ Iranian-Built Missile Shot from Yemen ‘Act of Aggression’

• SUSTG Team
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• 11. 7. 2017

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that Saudi Arabia had the right to defend itself against Iran and would take "appropriate" actions to counter Iranian aggression against the Kingdom, according to an interview the foreign minister gave to CNN.

• Nuclear Power

  

  Saudi Arabia Takes Significant Step Toward Formal Tender for Peaceful Nuclear Power Plants

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 31. 2017

  Saudi Arabia has sent a request for information (RFI) to international suppliers to build two nuclear power plants, a first step towards a formal tender, three sources told Reuters.

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  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Makes Rare Public Speaking Appearance at Conference in Riyadh, Announces New Megacity

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 24. 2017

• Public Investment Fund

  

  Keeping Track of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s Expanding Footprint

  Lucien Zeigler  |  10. 19. 2017

  Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has created a handful of new companies in several sectors in the Kingdom while investing in many others, injecting capital and a new competitor in the housing, energy, waste and recycling, tourism, transportation sectors and more.

• Social Reform

  

  Goldman Sachs Head Lloyd Blankfein Visits Saudi Arabia, Calls Changes in Kingdom ‘Striking’

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 29. 2017

  "Just back from Saudi Arabia. Social and economic change is striking. Long way to go but new generation is 'driving' reform," Blankfein said.

• Women's Rights

  

  With Historic Decree on Saudi Women Driving, An Economic and Social Game-Changer

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 27. 2017

  Saudi women and champions of equal rights around the world embraced a decision by Saudi Arabia's King Salman to allow women to drive for the first time, a landmark royal decree that will change the Kingdom's economy and society in countless ways.

• Vision 2030

  

  ‘NTP 2.0’ Keeps Key Policies and Privatization Plans in Place, Report Says

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 8. 2017

  Revision to Saudi Arabia's National Transformation Plan (NTP), dubbed 'NTP 2.0' that was released a year ago will keep key policies of fiscal reforms and a massive privatization program in place, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

• Eid Al-Adha

  

  Eid Mubarak from the SUSTG Team

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 1. 2017

  The SUSTG team wishes our readers and Muslims around the world a happy and blessed Eid season.

• Hajj 2017

  

  With Hajj Beginning on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia Welcomes Millions from 178 Countries

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 28. 2017

  Saudi Arabia is making final preparations and welcoming millions of pilgrims into its borders for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which begins Wednesday and lasts until September 4.

• Saudi-China

  

  Looking East, Saudi Arabia Plans $20b Investment Fund with China, Al-Falih Says

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 24. 2017

  Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that the Kingdom and China plan to establish and operate jointly a $20 billion investment fund, sharing costs and profits on a 50:50 basis, according to a Reuters report based on comments from the minister.