Analysis

FOOTBALL

For Saudi Football, a Moment in the International Spotlight

• Lucien Zeigler
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• 11. 15. 2012

Recent years have seen significant program development with greater access to football and recreation fields in the Kingdom but it has also witnessed a series of new coaches.

• ECONOMY

  

  Jadwa Investment – November 2012 Saudi Chartbook

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 13. 2012

  Jadwa Investment’s Saudi Chartbook for the month of November 2012 assesses a number of key aspects of the Saudi economy including the real economy, banking, inflation, trade, oil, exchange rates, the TASI (Saudi Stock Market), sectoral performance, and third quarter earnings.

• PETROCHEMICALS

  Saudi Arabia’s SABIC sets sights on U.S. shale gas boom

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 13. 2012

  Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is considering investing in the United States to capitalise on the shale gas boom there, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday.

• AVIATION

  Saudi Arabia Seeks $6.7 Billion of U.S. Transport Planes

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 9. 2012

  Saudi Arabia plans to buy 20 C-130J military transport planes, five KC-130J refueling aircraft and related equipment from Lockheed Martin Corp.

• CARGO

  Vela-Bahri merger creates one of the world’s largest shipping firms

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 6. 2012

  Vela International Marine Limited, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company, signed a landmark merger agreement with the National Shipping Company of Saudi (Bahri), resulting in the creation of one of the world’s largest shipping companies.

• LEGAL

  

  Commentary: Saudi Arbitration Court in the UK?

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 5. 2012

  The Saudis hope that a London-based arbitration centre would help counter investor concerns about the Saudi Arabian legal system and thus boost foreign investment into the kingdom.

• POLICY

  What’s the foreign policy agenda for the next four years?

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 5. 2012

  Is it too early to talk about the foreign policy and national security agenda that will face the next president?

• POLICY

  US Election Note: Middle East Policy after 2012

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 1. 2012

  Despite the US tilt to Asia, how Barack Obama or Mitt Romney deals with these issues will be a central part of the foreign policy agenda in the coming four years, as it has been for previous presidents.

• KINGDOM

  A Conversation with Prince Turki Al-Faisal

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 1. 2012

  Few can be said to have been more influential in forging cooperation and building bridges in the relationship than Prince Turki Al-Faisal.

• ECONOMY

  Saudi Arabia: Rising steel demand

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 30. 2012

  Steel producers in Saudi Arabia are set for a busy few years, with growth in the industry driven by rising demand due to state-backed investments and increasing activity in the private sector.