Analysis

MILITARY SPENDING

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

• SUSTG Team
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• 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.

• King Saud University

  

  Throwback: Photos of King Salman at King Saud University, 40 Years On

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 31. 2016

  Recently released photos by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) show King Salman at King Saud University roughly 40 years ago, as the then-prince assisted in shaping the Riyadh-based university to be what it is today.

• F1 VISA Change

  

  New Homeland Security Decision Allows Saudi Students to Stay in U.S. for 3 Years By Getting On the Job Training

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 30. 2016

  The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a new rule allowing F1 students the opportunity to stay in the country longer by getting training on the job at some companies for a period of 36 months.

• Travel and Tourism in Saudi Arabia

  

  What Will Be Saudi Arabia’s Next Tourist Destination?

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 24. 2016

  Although Saudi citizens typically flock to Dubai, Bahrain, or elsewhere abroad for leisure trips, that might be changing.

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  In Bid to Boost Transparency, Saudi Regulators Require International Banks to Disclose Financial Statements

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 21. 2016

• Saudi Aviation

  

  Surge in Flights from Saudi Airports as Kingdom’s Aviation Sector Booms

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 15. 2016

  Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is scheduled to proceed with privatization plans as of the first quarter this year.

• Construction

  

  Construction Payment Delays Draw International Attention, Report Says

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 8. 2016

  Foreign governments are pressing both government authorities and company executives in Saudi Arabia “to ensure that local construction firms make delayed salary payments to thousands of workers, a sign of pressure on the kingdom’s economy due to low oil prices,” according to a Reuters report.

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  Saudi Arabia Eyes Privatization of Power, Opening Opportunities for International Power Companies

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 4. 2016

• 2016 U.S. Elections

  

  More than 50 Members of U.S. GOP ‘Foreign Policy Community’ Write Open Letter Calling Donald Trump Unfit for Office

  Lucien Zeigler and Richard Wilson  |  3. 3. 2016

  An open letter signed by over 50 members of the Republican foreign policy community, including former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick has called Donald Trump unfit for office.