Analysis

TAXATION IN SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan: No Income Tax for Saudi Citizens, No Company Profit Taxes

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 10. 2017

Saudi citizens would not pay taxes on income and Saudi companies would not see their profits taxed with economic reforms being introduced in the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia's finance minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Sunday, Reuters reports.

• Syria

  

  Saudi Arabia Praises Trump Airstrike Punishment of Syria Chemical Attack

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 7. 2017

  Saudi Arabia said on Friday it "fully supports" U.S. strikes on military targets in Syria, saying it was a "courageous decision" by President Donald Trump in response to the use of chemical weapons against civilians.

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  New Accounting Standards Cost Saudi $1.3b, but Feared Accountant Shortage Avoided

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 5. 2017

• Saudi Fiscal Policy

  

  Moody’s Says Saudi Fiscal Position is Strong, Eyes Oil Dependency as Key Credit Challenge

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 31. 2017

  Bond credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service said Saudi Arabia's fiscal position remains strong at the A1 rating level, but said that reducing the Kingdom's high oil dependency is the key credit challenge the country faces.

• JASTA Aftermath

  

  U.S. Federal Judge Urges Consolidation of 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 24. 2017

  A U.S. Federal Judge said she'd like to see some consolidation among lawsuits filed by victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against Saudi Arabia that "largely allege the same facts."

• Saudi Foreign Policy

  

  Saudi King Salman Returns Home from Asia Tour, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Departs United States

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 20. 2017

  Saudi Arabia's King Salman returned home from a month-long trip to several Asian nations this weekend as Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman, left the United States.

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  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets Secretary Mattis at the Pentagon; Pledges Cooperation in Fight Against Daesh

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 17. 2017

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  The Not-So ‘Vanishing Prince’: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif’s Busy Public Schedule and the Dangers of Saudi Kremlinology

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 10. 2017

• U.S.-Saudi Military Relations

  

  Trump Administration Taking ‘More Saudi-Friendly Approach to the Conflict in Yemen’

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 9. 2017

  The U.S. State Department's approval of a resumption of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia that would reverse a decision by President Obama is "a potential sign of reinvigorated U.S. support for the kingdom’s involvement in its neighbor’s ongoing civil war," the Washington Post reports.

• Vision 2030

  

  As Saudi Aramco Prepares IPO, Investors Speculate on Ultimate Value

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 6. 2017

  Fund managers and institutional investors are split on the expected value of Saudi Aramco, with a majority saying the company will have a market capitalization of $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion when it sells shares to the public next year, Reuters reports.