Analysis

G20

Saudi Arabia to Host G20 Summit Meetings in 2020

• SUSTG Team
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• 12. 3. 2018

The final communiqué of the G20 summit, which concluded this weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina, confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the summit in 2020.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Donald Trump Affirms Solidarity with Saudi Arabia in Written Statement as Top Senators Vow Further Action

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 21. 2018

  President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to remain a 'steadfast partner' of Saudi Arabia despite saying that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have known about the plan to murder dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month.

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  Unemployment Unchanged in Saudi Arabia in Latest Labor Market Report

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 30. 2018

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  Special Economic Zone Created at Riyadh Airport to Attract Investment; New Jazan Project Launched

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 22. 2018

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Visits Saudi Arabia, Meets with King, Crown Prince

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 16. 2018

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held separate talks with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday in Riyadh as the situation over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues.

• Economy

  

  IMF Lifts Projections for Economic Growth for Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 9. 2018

  In its World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lifted its projections for economic growth in Saudi Arabia, the region’s biggest economy, and its oil-rich neighbors in the Gulf - while also predicting that Iran's economy will suffer due to renewed US sanctions.

• Crown Prince Mohammed

  

  Bloomberg Lands Another Wide-Ranging Sit-Down Interview with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 8. 2018

  Bloomberg's reporting team in Saudi Arabia landed another wide-ranging sit down interview with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, revealing the powerful leader's thinking on many issues from Vision 2030 to the Saudi Aramco IPO and others.

• Economy

  

  Kingdom’s Finances Trending Positively as Higher Oil Enables Government to Increase Spending by 7% in 2019

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 1. 2018

  “I hope that the private sector sees in the contents of this statement a clear message of the government’s determination to support economic growth,” Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Sunday.

• Tourism

  

  PIF Launches Plans to Build Amaala, a Brand New ‘Ultra-Luxury’ Tourist Destination to Compete with Riviera

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 27. 2018

  Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the launch of Amaala, set to become an uber-luxury destination on the northwestern coast of Saudi Arabia that the Kingdom hopes will compete with the French Riviera for tourism dollars when completed.

• Saudi-Pakistan

  

  Uptick in Saudi-Pakistan Relations Following Visit of New PM Khan to Riyadh

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 21. 2018

  New Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Saudi Arabia this week for meetings with high-level Saudi officials to discuss trade and diplomatic issues.