Analysis

SBG

Report: Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) to be Renamed and Resized after Rough Decade, Graft Allegations

• SUSTG Team
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• 5. 24. 2018

The one time leader in Saudi Arabia's construction market, Saudi Binladin Group, will be slimmed down and renamed, according to an exclusive Reuters report, which cited six sources familiar with the matter.

• Whistleblower Protections

  

  In Boost to Corruption Reforms, King Salman Signs Order Protecting Whistleblowers

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 7. 2018

  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered protection for employees who report financial and administrative corruption, according to reports, an indication that the Kingdom is taking seriously its efforts to combat graft.

• Tourism

  

  ‘Huge Potential’ for Tourism in Saudi Arabia, Jadwa Finds

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 26. 2018

  A recently published research report by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment finds a ripe landscape for investment and job growth potential in Saudi Arabia's budding tourism sector, set for gains as the Kingdom continues to open up.

• Saudi Aramco

  

  Saudi Aramco Inks Two Deals Worth Nearly $50 Billion

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 11. 2018

  Saudi Aramco inked two deals yesterday totaling a whopping $49 billion as the state-run oil company ramps up to a planned public offering.

• Entertainment

  

  With Entertainment Opportunities in Focus, Saudi Pitches to 250 Hollywood Elite

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 5. 2018

  Saudi officials on Wednesday pitched ambitious entertainment industry plans to about 250 representatives from major Hollywood financiers and players in Los Angeles.

• Yemen Civil War

  

  Report Says ‘Comprehensive Solution’ for Yemen Civil War under Negotiation between Saudi Arabia, Houthis

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 16. 2018

  Saudi Arabia and armed Houthi forces are holding heretofore secret talks to try to end the three-year-old war, diplomats and Yemeni political sources told Reuters.

• Housing and Real Estate

  

  Saudi Government Aims for $57 Billion Growth in Mortgage Industry by 2020, Report Says

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 14. 2018

  Saudi Arabia’s housing ministry has set a target for the mortgage market to reach a total value of 502 billion riyals ($134 billion) by 2020 from a current 290 billion riyals ($77.3 billion), according to a report in Reuters which cited the Kingdom's minister of housing Majed al-Hogail.

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  Flurry of Deals as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Visits Egypt

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 5. 2018

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Reports Confirm Mohammed bin Salman to Visit U.S. in March; Schedule Remains Unclear

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 28. 2018

  Conflicting reports have emerged in the U.S. media in the past 24 hours surrounding an expected visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the United States this month.

• Saudi Women

  

  Another Opening for Saudi Women as Government OKs Women in Security Forces

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 23. 2018

  Saudi’s General Security division announced that soldier rank positions will be available for Saudi women in several different regions of the country, as the Kingdom continues opening up new professions for Saudi women.