Analysis

U.S.-SAUDI DIPLOMACY

Secretary Kerry Meets with Saudi Leaders in Jeddah Ahead of Crucial Syria Talks

• SUSTG Team
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• 5. 16. 2016

Secretary of State John Kerry travelled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and other Saudi officials ahead of critical talks on Syria.

• Construction

  

  Difficult Times for the Saudi Binladin Group

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 5. 2016

  The Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) is facing its toughest challenges in the construction giant’s 85 years of operation as tightened government spending and a 8-month restriction on new projects in the pipeline has undermined the company's finances.

• Investment in Saudi Arabia

  

  The 5 Major Changes Saudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Authority Made to Increase Foreign Investment in the Saudi Stock Market

  Lucien Zeigler  |  5. 3. 2016

  Saudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has significantly lowered the barriers to entering the Saudi stock market as a foreign investor and increased the amount which a foreigner may own of a Saudi company, the bourse announced in a release today.

• Vision 2030

  

  Commentary: Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, Don’t Miss the Point

  Richard Wilson  |  4. 29. 2016

  First, let’s understand what the Vision 2030 document is. It’s a startling ambitious framework for a profound overhaul of not only the Saudi economy but significant chunks of Saudi society.

• Vision for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Opens Up on Personal History; ‘Vision for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 22. 2016

  In his second exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg, Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince opened up on his rise to power, his initial struggles and ultimate acceptance under the late King Abdullah, and his fondness for Winston Churchill and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  As President Obama Heads to Saudi Arabia, Economic Cooperation and Enhanced Bi-Lateral Security Will be on Agenda

  Lucien Zeigler and Richard Wilson  |  4. 15. 2016

  As President Obama heads to top Saudi Arabia to visit with HRH King Salman and attend a GCC summit, familiar and new issues will top the agenda for the President’s 3rd official visit to Saudi Arabia and second meeting with King Salman since September.

• Saudi-Egypt

  

  In Egypt, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Reaffirms Commitment to Bi-Lateral Ties

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 8. 2016

  In what is being hailed as a landmark visit, Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived in Egypt to re-affirm Saudi-Egyptian ties and engage a critical regional ally on key foreign policy concerns.

• Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif

  

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif Joins Twitter

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 7. 2016

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince has joined the social microblogging website Twitter using the handle @M_Naif_Alsaud.

• Military Spending

  

  Saudi Arabia was world’s third largest military spender in 2015, surpassing Russia

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 6. 2016

  According to the SIPRI figures, Saudi Arabia spent $87.2 billion total on defense last year.

• Housing and Real Estate

  

  Saudi Arabia taking ‘unprecedented hands-on role in housing finance and development’

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 4. 2016

  Saudi Arabia's housing minister Majed al-Hogail gave an interview with Bloomberg last week in which he discussed the government's plans to create its own development company and start a mortgage-guarantee fund to encourage banks to increase lending for Saudis.