Analysis

MORTGAGE LAW

Saudi Mortgage Law Approved – Jadwa Flash Note

• SUSTG Team
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• 7. 3. 2012

The new mortgage law "will help to tackle one of the most pressing social issues for many in the Kingdom and will generate significant benefits to the economy.

• TOURISM

  The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh is Arguably the World’s Nicest Hotel

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 2. 2012

  If you look at pictures of the new Ritz Carlton, it might not look like it belongs in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

• SOCIETY

  Sulaiman Al-Rajhi’s life a rags to riches story

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 30. 2012

  In recognition of his outstanding work to serve Islam, including his role in establishing the world’s largest Islamic bank and his regular contribution toward humanitarian efforts to fight poverty, Al-Rajhi was chosen for this year’s prestigious King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam.

• OIL

  How Oil Has Driven Global Conflict For The Past 100 Years

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 29. 2012

  Michael T. Klare recently gave a presentation titled “The Geopolitics of Oil: Old and New” at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil conference in Vienna, in which he speaks about how no other substance in the world is as closely aligned with geopolitics as oil is.

• TOURISM

  Hoteliers Expand in Saudi Arabia as Mecca Goes Upscale

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 26. 2012

  “I wish I could have more hotels in Mecca,” said Jan Smits, InterContinental’s chief executive officer for Asia, Middle East and Africa.

• FINANCE

  The problem with taxing foreign-earned income

  Richard Wilson  |  6. 25. 2012

  Eritrea is one of only two countries in the world that applies citizenship-based taxation in addition to residence-based taxation. The other? The United States of America.

• SPORTS

  Saudis allow women to compete

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 24. 2012

  Saudi Arabia is to allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympics for the first time.

• EDUCATION

  Education, Women’s Empowerment and Change

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 22. 2012

  There has been a significant investment in education, which is great. In the last eight or nine years the number of Saudi Universities has more than quadrupled from about seven to over 30.

• TRANSPORTATION

  Saudi car sector to accelerate

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 20. 2012

  Strong fundamentals coupled with a rapidly growing young population made Saudi Arabia the largest importer of vehicles and automotive parts in the Middle East in 2011, with the pace seen accelerating in the medium term.

• ECONOMY

  The Importance of Economic Diversification for Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 20. 2012

  In a clear break from past trends, Saudi Arabia’s private sector is growing. This trend can be in part explained by the increase in bank lending to private sector.