Analysis

ALARAB NEWS CHANNEL

Saudi Prince Alwaleed’s Alarab Newschannel Launches, Then Goes Dark After Controversial Interview

• SUSTG Team
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• 2. 2. 2015

Saudi Prince Alwaleed's long anticipated news channel Alarab launched on Sunday, but promptly went dark on Monday after airing an interview with a Bahraini opposition leader, according to reports.

• Saudi Government

  

  King Salman Restructures Government with Major Changes to Ministers and Other Government Bodies

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 30. 2015

  Yesterday, Saudi Arabia's new King Salman issued a series of royal decrees that restructures the government ministers, "eliminating numerous government bodies, establishing new government bodies and merging the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Education and much more."

• Jadwa Investment

  

  Jadwa’s Quarterly Oil Market Update for Q4 2014 Finds ‘Clear’ Strategy to Maintain Market Share

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 28. 2015

  In a recently released note by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment, the bank finds a "clear" Saudi strategy to maintain market share with pressures on prices expected in Q1 2015.

• Doing Business in Saudi Arabia

  

  Royal Succession Planning at Saudi Inc.

  Matthew Spivack  |  1. 26. 2015

  Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, it is important for companies to be prepared to answer questions from the corporate office regarding how royal succession impacts Saudi Arabia’s trajectory, writes guest contributor Matthew Spivack of Frontier Strategy Group.

• Death of King Abdullah

  

  An Outpouring of Grief from Saudis on Social Media as Heads of State Arrive for Funeral of the Late King Abdullah

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 23. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's citizens took to social media to express their grief and sadness at the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud as heads of state arrived in Riyadh to attend services and express solidarity with the leaders and people of the Kingdom.

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  Google’s Eric Schmidt Headlines Impressive Speaker List for the Upcoming Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) on January 25th in Riyadh

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 20. 2015

• Inflation in Saudi Arabia

  

  Jadwa Investment: Central Department of Statistics Finds 2014 inflation rate was 2.7%, Down from 3.5% in 2013

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 19. 2015

  According to a recently released note by Jadwa Investment, a leading Saudi investment firm, inflation in the Kingdom was down in 2014 to 2.7% on average, and found a deceleration in prices to 2.4% year-on-year.

• US-Saudi Cooperation

  

  U.S. Delegation Led by Senator John McCain Visits Saudi Arabia to Discuss Military Cooperation Efforts Against Daesh, Training of Moderate Rebels

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 19. 2015

  The Guardian and other outlets report that Sen. McCain and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee "met the commander of Saudi Arabia’s training and equipment program" and the purpose of the visit is to discuss training of Syria's rebels.

• Renewable Energy Investment

  

  Solar Power in MENA to See Six-Fold Growth in 2015

  Lucien Zeigler  |  1. 16. 2015

  The MENA region will see solar projects worth $2.7 billion unveiled in 2015, 6 times as much as 2014.

• Housing and Real Estate

  

  ‘No Shortage of Funds’ for Saudi Arabia’s Troubled Housing Market as Minister Eyes Taxes on Undeveloped Lands

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 14. 2015

  "The government has been considering for years whether to use taxes to push owners into developing or selling such land; last September the issue was referred to the Supreme Economic Council, a top policy body chaired by King Abdullah."