Analysis

CAPITAL MARKETS

Tadawul Up 11.2 Percent This Year, Funds Seen as Increasingly Bullish on Saudi Arabian Equities

• SUSTG Team
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• 2. 26. 2015

After a rough second half of 2014, Saudi Arabia's stock market, the Tadawul or TASI, is up 11.2 percent this year as Reuters, in a recent survey, noted that funds are seen as increasingly bullish on Saudi Arabian equities.

• Extremism

  

  King’s Speech at Global Islamic Conference in Mecca to Counter Terrorism Urges Strategy

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 23. 2015

  At the Global Islamic Conference that brought together scholars in Mecca, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal read a speech on behalf of King Salman in which the monarch urged the defeat of extremism and noted, "Terrorists do not at all represent Islam."

• US-Saudi Military Cooperation

  

  Military Officials from 26 Nations Battling Daesh Begin 2-Day Summit in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 19. 2015

  Military officials from 26 nations descended on Saudi Arabia this week for a two-day meeting to discuss joint efforts to combat the self-styled Islamic State extremist group, or Daesh, in Iraq and Syria, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

• Jadwa Investment

  

  Jadwa Investment: Healthy Growth in Consumer Spending; Strong Consumption Growth in 2015 Likely

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 18. 2015

  A recently released note by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment predicts strong growth in consumer spending on the back of recent spending announced in Royal Decrees.

• FocusKSA

  

  #FocusKSA Video: Theodore Karasik on Saudi Arabia’s Political Transition

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 17. 2015

  Gulf-based analyst says that Saudi Arabia's political transition from King Abdullah to King Salman "went very smoothly," and noted, "I think that’s very good news."

• Crisis in Yemen

  

  Saudi Arabia Evacuates Embassy in Yemen as Houthis Make Gains

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 13. 2015

  Saudi Arabia has suspended operations at its embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff as the security situation there deteriorates.

• Saudi Women

  

  Recent Data Show Saudi Women Make Up Only 13% of the Workforce, Despite Representing 50% of All Graduates from Saudi Universities

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 10. 2015

  Recently released figures from Saudi Arabia’s Central Department of Statistics show that Saudi women have a long way to go in achieving equality in the workforce in the Kingdom, a longstanding challenge with economic and social facets facing Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and L

• NUSACC

  

  U.S. Merchandise Exports to MENA Slowing, But Still Record-Breaking in 2014, NUSACC Finds

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 6. 2015

  According to new U.S. Government data analyzed by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), exports of U.S. goods to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region set a new record in 2014, surpassing $71 billion for the first time ever, the NUSACC said in a press release.

• Social Media

  

  Saudi Arabia’s First Social Media King Salman Nets More than 450k Followers on Twitter Since Ascending to Saudi Throne

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 29. 2015

  Upon King Abdullah's passing, then Crown Prince Salman became Saudi Arabia's first King to use social media publicly - and he even changed his handle on Twitter to @KingSalman.

• Oil

  

  Sfakianakis: Passing of King Abdullah and Advent of King Salman a ‘Time of Continuity’ in Oil Policy

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 27. 2015

  Writing in MEES, a Middle East oil and gas weekly magazine, Saudi finance expert Dr. John Sfakianakis says that the transfer of power from King Abdullah to King Salman is likely to represent a continuation of Saudi oil policy, particularly with respect to production levels.