Analysis

TENDERS AND PROCUREMENT

Saudi Arabia approves new tendering and procurement law – report

• SUSTG Team
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• 7. 17. 2019

Saudi Arabia’s government has approved a law to improve the way it procures contracts and services "by saving money, making the process fairer, and boosting local bidders," Reuters reports, citing information from the Ministry of Finance.

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  Dates Set for Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative 2019

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 5. 2019

• SEVEN WONDERS OF ARABIA

  

  Aramco Expats’ The Seven Wonders of Arabia, a Tribute to the Kingdom’s Remarkable Heritage Sites – Part 3: Ad Diriyah

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 28. 2019

  For the third wonder of Arabia, we travel to Riyadh to the birthplace of the modern Saudi state, Ad Diriyah, the sprawling fortified complex of mud brick/adobe mosques, palaces, battlements, and various other clay-colored structures located 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Riyadh.

• Saudi-Korea

  

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Visits South Korea ahead of G20 Summit in Japan

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 27. 2019

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, en route to the G20 meetings in Japan this weekend, made an official and high-level visit to South Korea in a sign of strong ties between the two nations.

• Women Drivers

  

  Saudis Celebrate One Year Anniversary of Women Drivers in the Kingdom

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 24. 2019

  One year ago today, women in Saudi Arabia were legally allowed to drive on the Kingdom's roads for the first time, a landmark and life-changing event for many Saudi women and an undeniable leap forward for Saudi Arabia's ongoing economic and social reforms.

• Security

  

  Houthis Strike Abha International Airport in Saudi as Fears of Widening Conflict Grow

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 13. 2019

  Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, wounding 26 people, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and other reports confirmed.

• OPEC+

  

  Putin Highlights Price Difference with Saudis and OPEC+ with Key Production Decision Looming

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 6. 2019

  Saudi Arabia and Russia may not see eye-to-eye on the targeted price of crude oil, which could complicate the two sides' efforts to reach a joint decision on supply, according to multiple reports.

• Yemen

  

  Fragile Ceasefire in Key Yemen Port Broken with Fresh Fighting after Cross-Border Drone Attack on Saudi Oil Pipelines

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 15. 2019

  Fresh fighting broke out in a key port in Yemen yesterday, breaking a fragile cease-fire and threatening to complicate a troop withdrawal agreement intended to pave the way for wider peace talks, according to reports.

• FDI

  

  70 Percent Increase in New Licenses for Foreign Businesses in First Quarter, Al-Omar Says

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 29. 2019

  The number of new licenses approved for foreign businesses in Saudi Arabia rose by 70 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the head of Saudi Arabia's General Investment Authority (SAGIA) said.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Abizaid as US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 11. 2019

  The Senate overwhelmingly voted to confirm retired Gen. John Abizaid as the new US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a 92-7 vote, paving the way for the former head of then U.S. Central Command to be the first person to fill the post since President Trump took office.