Pending approval from the Council of Ministers, Saudi Arabia could soon join its GCC neighbors in establishing a Friday-Saturday weekend. Oman will officially shift its weekend beginning this May leaving only Saudi Arabia to make the transition.
Mohammed al Mady said that it “plans to invest in companies in the U.S and elsewhere that have technology to turn shale gas into chemical products,” according to Bloomberg.
The Kingdom constructed a massive pavilion to show off business opportunities in Saudi Arabia and provide a networking platform for visitors of the expo in Hannover, Germany.
Two of the richest men in the world, and the two richest men in the United States and Saudi Arabia respectively, are teaming up through their foundations to finally eradicate polio, according to a press release.
Secretary Kerry met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adel Al Jubeir, and other officials in Riyadh.
As with its labor market, domestic energy pricing needs to be rationalized to align incentives to achieve better results in terms of allocation, distribution and conservation of energy resources.
