Analysis

MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN IN SILICON VALLEY

Concluding Trip to Silicon Valley, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Delegation Ink MOU with Microsoft

• SUSTG Team
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• 6. 22. 2016

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Satya Narayana Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, at the company's Silicon Valley offices in San Francisco on Tuesday and signed two deals with the IT giant, according to reports.

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  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets with President Obama, Receives Praise for “Vision 2030”

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 20. 2016

• Mohammed Bin Salman Visit

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Receives Praise on Capitol Hill in Washington for Ambitious Economic Reforms

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 16. 2016

  “He clearly expressed in detail a vision for the Saudi economic strategy, security strategy, and the reason why he sees the relationship with the United States important for the country,” Democratic Senator Ben Cardin said Tuesday after meeting Prince Mohammed. “He’s very impressive."

• Mohammed Bin Salman Visit

  

  State Department Readout of Secretary Kerry’s Dinner with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 15. 2016

  Secretary Kerry hosted Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on June 13 for an iftar dinner on the occasion of the Deputy Crown Prince's visit to the United States.

• Mohammed Bin Salman Visit: June 2016

  

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Arrives in Washington to Busy Schedule

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 13. 2016

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lands in Washington, D.C. today with a tightly packed agenda planned for his 4-day visit in the nation's capital.

• Renewable Energy

  

  Saudi Arabia Scales Back Renewable Energy Targets, Eyes Natural Gas to Fuel Economy

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 9. 2016

  Saudi Arabia is seeking to scale back previous plans to develop large-scale renewable energy resources and is instead opting to rely more heavily on natural gas to meet demand, according to Bloomberg's Anthony DiPaola and other reports.

• Social Media

  

  Internet Penetration in Saudi Arabia at 93%, Daily TV Viewership Down 16%

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 27. 2016

  Internet penetration among Saudi nationals is "around 93 percent," an indication of the continued rise of online media viewership in Saudi Arabia.

• King Abdullah Financial District

  

  Report: $7.9 Billion Bid for KAFD by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 25. 2016

  The Saudi Public Investment Fund is hoping to create financial incentives for businesses to lease the glut of office space coming online in the district, which will be serviced by Riyadh's forthcoming metro system with a station designed by renowned architect, Zaha Hadid.

• Capital Market Authority

  

  Jadwa Investment: Recent Saudi Stock Market Changes ‘Pave the Way’ for Saudi Arabia’s Inclusion Into MSCI Emerging Market Index

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 20. 2016

  In addition to the Vision 2030 launch and cabinet changes level there was "an equally important but perhaps less publicized announcement by the Capital Market Authority (CMA), which will have a major impact on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)," writes Jadwa Investment's Fahad Al-Turki.

• 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

  

  Report: Donald Trump Set Up Four Businesses Related to a Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Hotel Project While Campaigning for President in August 2015

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 19. 2016

  On August 21, 2015, Trump became president and owner of the newly minted THC Jeddah Hotel Advisor and DT Jeddah Technical Services Advisor, as well as two other companies potentially related to the development.