Analysis

• FocusKSA

  

  An Interview with Abdulaziz Alhazmi, COO and Acting Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)

  Richard Wilson  |  6. 30. 2014

  On the eve of the 2014 Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony last week, I sat down with Abdulaziz Alhazmi, COO and Acting Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia).

• FocusKSA

  

  ‘Saudi Labor in Transition’

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 30. 2014

  With regard to preserving economic, political and social stability at home, none of these external issues may be as important for Saudi Arabia to ‘get right’ as the issue of jobs. FOCUS KSA presents Saudi Labor in Transition: What are the Challenges facing the Kingdom?

• FocusKSA

  

  Fahad Nazer: Assertions that Saudi Supports ISIL ‘Without Evidence’ and ‘Defies Common Sense’ [VIDEO]

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 30. 2014

  “While there’s no evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia has supported ISIL, there’s plenty of evidence that ISIL has actually vowed to take the fight to Saudi Arabia once it has accomplished its supposed mission in Syria and Iraq.”

• HUMAN RESOURCES

  

  HRDF’s New Priority: Business Education Scholarships For Saudi’s Young Private Sector Leaders

  Bill Connor  |  6. 11. 2014

  Thanks to a new partnership with The Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE), HRDF now has another ambitious goal: to educate and support Saudi’s top young private sector leaders.

• 2014 SACM

  

  PHOTOS: The 2014 SACM Career Fair at the Gaylord Hotel in Washington DC

  Lucien Zeigler  |  5. 30. 2014

  The recently completed 2014 SACM Career Fair brought together over 12,500 Saudi graduates and leading employers in Saudi Arabia to match talent with opportunities.

• ECONOMY

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Upcoming 10th Economic Development Plan is of Critical Importance

  John Sfakianakis  |  5. 27. 2014

  Simply, if the economy fails to diversify and doesn’t create enough jobs for Saudis, prospects for Saudi Arabia’s post-oil future will be severely diminished.

• LABOR

  

  VIDEO: FocusKSA Discussion on ‘Saudi Labor in Transition’

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 19. 2014

  As the Kingdom attempts to respond simultaneously to its demographic youth bulge, restructure its private-sector labor market, diversify its economy, revamp its educational system to produce more employable graduates AND evolve Saudi work habits, FocusKSA's latest video discussion is on Saudi Labor.

• TRADE

  

  Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Discusses Exports, New Initiatives at Atlantic Live Event

  Lucien Zeigler  |  5. 14. 2014

  Through five core objectives, NEI/NEXT will build on Administration-wide achievements under the National Export Initiative (NEI), to help all businesses reach the 95 percent of consumers who live outside the United States.

• Labor

  

  FOCUS KSA – ‘Saudi Labor in Transition’: Register Now for Wednesday, March 14th 10:00am EST Online Discussion

  Lucien Zeigler  |  5. 13. 2014

  FOCUS KSA presents Saudi Labor in Transition: What are the Challenges facing the Kingdom?