Analysis

For Second Straight Year, Saudi Arabia Puts Safety First with Plans for Scaled Back Hajj in 2021

• SUSTG Team
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• 6. 14. 2021

• Investing

  

  Saudis Surge Investments into U.S. Stock Market in Q1 2021 as Overseas Inflows Reach Record Highs

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 20. 2021

  The total amount invested by Saudi traders in the U.S. stock market through companies licensed by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) surged 162 percent, year-on-year, to SR77.4 billion ($20.64 billion) in the first quarter, Zawya reports, citing data compiled by financial website Argaam.

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  Eid Al-Fitr to Start Thursday, Saudi Scholar Says; Saudis to Look for Crescent Moon

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 10. 2021

• Tadawul

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market Revamps Corporate Structure Ahead of Highly-Anticipated IPO

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 7. 2021

  Saudi Arabia's stock exchange, the Tadawul, has announced a revamped corporate structure as it prepares for a much anticipated IPO, converting to a holding company called the Saudi Tadawul Group, according to reports.

• Red Sea

  

  ‘Red Sea Rainforests’: Astronaut Captures Striking View of Saudi Arabia’s Northwest Coastline from Space Station

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 30. 2021

  An astronaut captured a striking view of the northwest coastline of Saudi Arabia, showing the extent of a coral reef where Saudi Arabia hopes to boost sustainable tourism and where up to 260 reef species thrive, according to a post the NASA Earth Observatory blog.

• Tadawul

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market Amends Rules, Allows All Qualified Investors to Sell Short

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 26. 2021

  Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, Tadawul, has widened access to short-selling and stock-lending, while tightening some other rules as of March 25, according to a report in Arab News.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  New Paper Highlights Deep U.S.-Saudi Economic Relationship Beyond Defense and Energy

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 16. 2021

  A new paper from authors David Kenner and Kameal Al-Ahmad of the King Faisal Center for Research provides a fresh overview of the US-Saudi economic relationship beyond the headline-dominating oil and arms sales.

• GACA

  

  Saudi Civil Aviation Authority Chief Replaced as Kingdom Set to Reopen International Flights on May 17

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 12. 2021

  Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said the Kingdom will resume international flights on May 17 after they have been earlier suspended due to coronavirus travel restrictions, according to reports citing a circular.

• Security

  

  Saudi Arabia is Improving its Air Defenses Against Missile Attacks

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 11. 2021

  Saudi Arabia’s air defenses "appear to be coping better with long-range attacks on the kingdom," defense and security publication IHS Jane's said, as Saudi Arabia continues to fend off cross-border attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.

• Entertainment

  

  Saudi Arabia Now the ‘Top Theatrical Market in the Middle East’ and is now a ‘Major Driver for Arabic Film Production’ – Variety

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 5. 2021

  Saudi Arabia's historic re-opening of cinemas three years ago was the start of a major cinema and film boom in the Kingdom, making the Kingdom "the top theatrical market in the Middle East and is turning into a major driver for Arabic film production," a top Hollywood publication reports.