Analysis

PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

Saudi Arabia’s PIF Reportedly Invests $400m in Disruptive Food Startup Founded by Travis Kalanick

• SUSTG Team
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• 11. 8. 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has invested $400 million into Uber founder Travis Kalanick’s new company CloudKitchens, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Defense Secretary Esper in Riyadh for Surprise Visit; Kushner, Mnuchin to attend Future Investment Initiative

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 22. 2019

  Secretary of Defense Mark Esper arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia for an unannounced visit as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seek to bolster their joint defense in the face of rising regional tensions.

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  Law Firm Pillsbury Analyzes First Cases in Saudi Arabia’s New Bankruptcy Law

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 11. 2019

• Al-Ula

  

  Saudi Arabia, France Announce ‘Major Partnership’ for Al-Ula Development

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 8. 2019

  France and Saudi Arabia have announced a "major partnership" to develop the area of Al-Ula, a historic site in the Kingdom that is part of its push to bring in tourists and open the Kingdom up to investment.

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  Travelers Arrive in Saudi Arabia on Newly-Issued Tourist Visas

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 2. 2019

• KAIA Terminal 1

  

  King Salman Opens Jeddah Airport’s New Terminal

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 25. 2019

  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman opened and toured a new terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on Tuesday as the Kingdom continues to invest in ambitious plans to transform its tourism sector.

• Security

  

  Trump says he does not want war with Iran, but says Tehran ‘likely’ behind attacks

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 17. 2019

  President Donald Trump said on Monday it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, according to reports, as the world watches how the Kingdom and its allies may respond to Saturday's strikes.

• Investment

  

  World’s Largest Fund Manager BlackRock Opens Office in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 5. 2019

  BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest fund manager, has opened an office in Saudi Arabia, pushing ahead with plans to capitalize on the government’s ambitious reform agenda.

• Princess Reema Bint Bandar

  

  Video: Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema on how lack of financial self-sufficiency for women is #Solvable

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 28. 2019

  A new video interview released by the Rockefeller Foundation as part of a series on solvable problems around the world features Saudi Arabia's new Ambassador to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar, discussing the issue of a lack financial literacy for women across the world.

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  Houthis attack Saudi oilfield with drone, but output ‘unaffected’

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 19. 2019