Analysis

TRANSPORTATION

Video Released Shows Timelapse Construction on Riyadh’s Metro Project

• SUSTG Team
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• 1. 5. 2016

A recently released video by the leading construction partners on Riyadh’s metro project highlighted the progress made on the mega-project that will change the way the city’s residents get around.

• U.S.-SAUDI

  

  GE secures $1b contract to produce gas and steam turbines to power more than 500,000 homes in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 4. 2016

  GE has deep roots and extensive business interests in Saudi Arabia. One of the gas turbines will be assembled fully at the GE Manufacturing Technology Center in Dammam, underlining GE’s commitment to localization.

• Islamic Military Coalition

  

  An ‘Islamic NATO?’ Recently Formed Defense Coalition Faces Challenges in Fighting Extremism

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 22. 2015

  Writing in Al Monitor, Washington-based analyst Fahad Nazer comments that Saudi Arabia may be aiming to form an Islamic NATO of sorts, in part because of the turmoil and instability surrounding the Kingdom from virtually all sides. Saudi Arabia’s government sees a more active foreign policy as essen

• Saudi Arabia Beyond Oil

  

  McKinsey & Company Publishes 165-Page Analysis of ‘Saudi Arabia Beyond Oil’

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 16. 2015

  McKinsey & Company, the top-tier global consulting firm with offices in Riyadh and across the Middle East, published an in-depth report on the Saudi Economy and the opportunities for the Kingdom beyond oil.

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  New Saudi Ambassador to United States HH Abdullah Al-Saud Addresses U.S. Business Community at First Public Event

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 14. 2015

• Syria Opposition Summit

  

  Syrian Rebels Summit As Riyadh Eyes Political Solution

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 9. 2015

  Rebel factions in Syria's chaotic and bloody 4-year civil war meet in Saudi Arabia this week for a conference as Riyadh looks for a political solution to the crisis.

• Fiscal Policy

  

  State Sovereign Wealth Funds Pull Out ‘At Least $19bn’ in Assets from Managers in 3Q 2015

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 7. 2015

  Sovereign Wealth Funds are drawing down on their assets held by managers at an alarming rate, with estimates from some providers putting the amount at $19bn in the third quarter of this year alone, according to reports.

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  Jadwa Investment: A ‘Mixed Picture’ for Domestic Economic Activity in October 2015 Data

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 2. 2015

• Saudi Military

  

  Saudi Forces Train to Fight in Rugged Mountain Terrain as War in Yemen Continues

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 19. 2015

  Military personnel from Saudi Arabia were photographed by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) training in remote mountain terrain as the battle against Houthi rebels in Yemen continues.

• Regulatory Reform

  

  Saudi Shoura Council Approves Tax on Vacant ‘White Properties’ in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 17. 2015

  The tax on undeveloped land would nudge property owners to build on these 'White Properties' that are often connected to roads and utilities. Without it, they have virtually no incentive to do so.