Analysis

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Jadwa Investment May 2015 Chartbook: SAMA Reserves Fall on Government Spending, Consumer Data Healthy

• SUSTG Team
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• 5. 4. 2015

Jadwa Investment's recently released May 2015 Chartbook found a decline in Saudi Arabian government reserves for a 6th straight month and overall healthy consumer consumption data.

• Telecommunications: Satellites

  

  Lockheed, Arabsat/KACST in Satellite Deal to Boost Media in Saudi Arabia and Middle East

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 28. 2015

  Arabsat and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) today announced contracts for Lockheed Martin to manufacture two A2100 communications satellites, in a bid to provide TV, internet, telephone and secure communications to customers in the Middle East.

• Water

  

  Why California Can Learn from Saudi Arabia’s Water Challenges

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 23. 2015

  The U.S. state of California has serious water challenges as Governor Jerry Brown issued a mandatory restriction on usage for the first time. Nathan Halverson on revealnews.com notes that Saudi Arabia's challenges with water present lessons for the largest state in the U.S.

• Yemen

  

  Strategic Pivot in Yemen Campaign as Saudi Announces Halt in Airstrikes

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 22. 2015

  Saudi Arabia has announced a phase shift in its 27-day long airstrike campaign on Houthi positions in Yemen "at the request of Yemen's President Hadi, the SPA, SUSRIS and other outlets are reporting.

• Jadwa Investment

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market: Opening Up the Tadawul to Qualified Foreign Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 20. 2015

  Last week the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed that the Saudi Arabia will open up the region’s largest, diverse and most mature capital market, the Tadawul, to qualified foreign institutional investors (QFIs) by June 15th, 2015. Jadwa Investment updates a previous report on the market.

• Tadawul Opening

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market to Open to Foreign Investment June 15th

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 16. 2015

  Saudi Arabia will open its stock market to wider foreign investment on June 15th, 2015, according to a breaking news story in Reuters.

• Labor and Employment

  

  Saudi Arabia Overhauls Labor Laws, May Allow ‘Proven Businessmen’ to Visit Kingdom Without Sponsorship

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 7. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's Labor Minister Adel Al-Fakeih has introduced 38 amendments to the country’s labor legislation that includes more training for Saudi workers, longer fixed-term contracts, and greater inspection powers for ministry officials.

• War in Yemen

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Brig. Gen. Ahmad Asseri Puts Daily Face on Saudi Strikes into Yemen

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 6. 2015

  As Saudi Arabia's airstrikes into Yemen extend into a third week, the government's daily face of the campaign is Brig. Gen. Ahmad Asseri, who gives a daily press briefing featuring photos, videos and other images highlighting the Saudi strikes into Yemen.

• War in Yemen: SPA Images

  

  Photos: Saudi Arabia’s Military Displays ‘Swagger’ as Yemen Conflict Heats Up

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 1. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's Press Agency (SPA) has featured a number of photos in recent weeks highlighting the capability of the Kingdom's armed forces, including stills and videos from airstrikes conducted in neighboring Yemen.

• Yemen in Crisis

  

  Fears of an ‘All Out War’ Grow in Neighboring Yemen as Rival Factions Look to Iran and Saudi Arabia for Help

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 24. 2015

  Tensions are escalating in Saudi Arabia's neighbor to the south, heightening fears of a growing proxy battle between the Iranian-backed Houthi militias and ousted President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by Saudi Arabia, seeking a comeback.