A medium and long-term strategy should be formed for all sectors to promote job creation for citizens with clear and realistic objectives, and sectors with the highest growth rates should receive the focus and promotion from both the public and private sectors.

The Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry will host a new conference, the Private Sector in the Middle East (PSMEC) in Riyadh on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013.

The placement represents an overall drop of 4 slots in the coveted ranking since 2013, when the Kingdom was ranked 22nd overall.

Nandagopal J. Nair in Quartz discusses what foreign investors might expect from Saudi Arabia’s $400 billion stock market.

The Committee for International Trade is active in many countries promoting Saudi trade. In the United States it is a primary organizer of the US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forums that have been held in Chicago (2010) and Atlanta (2011).