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Sustainability in Saudi Arabia with expert Jeffrey Beyer, the Red Sea’s latest developments, and more – The 966 Episode 63
- October 21,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Episode 63! The hosts welcome Jeffrey Beyer, Managing Director, Zest Associates, a Dubai-based consultancy that develops sustainability solutions for governments and private companies for the low carbon economy. First, the hosts discuss Richard’s one big thing this week, which is Saudi Arabia’s forthcoming Saudi Games, the largest single sporting event ever in Saudi Arabia. Lucien’s […]
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Dr. Abdulaziz Alanazi discusses his recent international water prize win, a changing Riyadh, and more — The 966 E. 61
- October 7,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Episode 61! The 966 welcomes Dr. Abdulaziz Alanazi, assistant professor at King Saud University in Riyadh, who discusses his work that recently won a very prestigious international water award. Before that, the hosts discuss governance in Saudi Arabia, a changing Riyadh, and an update on LIV golf’s recent moves with the MENA tour. The hosts […]
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Jadwa Investment Raises Saudi Arabia’s Growth Forecast to 8.7% for 2022
- September 20,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Riyadh-based investment bank Jadwa Investment has revised upward its growth forecast for Saudi Arabia this year, after the Kingdom’s economy showed strong expansion in both oil and non-oil activities in the first half of 2022.
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Saudi GDP Up 12.2% in Second Quarter, Exceeding Initial Estimate, as ‘Boom Spreads Beyond Oil’
- September 7,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product expanded by 12.2% in the second quarter compared with the same period of 2021, new data revealed on Wednesday, as the Kingdom continues to see growth from high oil prices that is now spreading to the private sector.
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF Launches Real Estate Registration Services Company in Effort to Digitize Sector
- September 6,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has launched a company that aims to digitize and develop the local real estate sector through a comprehensive digital platform, according to a report in the UAE-based outlet The National.
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Monsha’at Report — Number of SMEs in Saudi Arabia Grows 25.6% in 1H 2022
- August 29,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at) said the number of registered SMEs in Saudi Arabia hit 892,063 in the first half of this year, registering a 25.6 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Global migration trends, big cat conservation in Saudi Arabia, the new Saudi companies law and more!
- August 26,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Episode 59! The hosts talk about a newly-released and interesting UN report on global migration trends, big cat and other endangered species conservation in Saudi Arabia, and much more in the program’s finishing Yallah! segment. Programming note: The 966 will return next week with a featured interview, then be back in full swing as September […]
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Deputy Minister of Investment for Saudi Arabia Dr. Saad Alshahrani joins The 966, The IMF’s report on Saudi’s economy, and much more
- August 19,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Episode 58! Dr. Saad Alshahrani, Deputy Minister for economic affairs and investment studies at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment joins The 966 to talk about the Saudi economy, investment opportunities, and reforms in the Kingdom. Dr. Saad also shares his story of studying in the U.S. and journey to becoming a deputy minister. Before the […]
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IMF: Saudi Economy Likely to be One of the Fastest Growing in the World in 2022
- August 17,2022
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- SUSTG Team
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday maintained its economic growth forecast for Saudi Arabia at 7.6% this year, bucking the global trend toward recession and likely placing it among the top growing economies in the world in 2022.
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The music industry in Saudi Arabia and more with Ahmed Shawly and Mostafa Fahmy from Jeddah’s ‘Wall of Sound’ Record Label
- August 12,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Episode 56! The 966 welcomes Ahmed Shawly and Mostafa Fahmy from the Jeddah-based Wall of Sound record label and recording studio to talk about the young and growing music industry in Saudi Arabia, their entrepreneurial journey building the business from the ground up in a new industry with a blend of established and new, indie […]
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EntertainmentNetflix CEO defends pulling episode of Hasan Minhaj show at request of Saudi government
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings gave a full-throated defense of the company’s decision to remove an episode of the show "Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj" from its platform in Saudi Arabia after a complaint from the Saudi government about Minhaj's criticisms of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Yemen Civil WarSaudi-brokered deal to include Yemen’s southern separatists in government – sources
A preliminary deal between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and southern separatists to end a power struggle in Aden will see the separatists included in a new technocrat cabinet and both sides’ forces placed under government control, sources said. The Saudi-brokered arrangement, an advanced version of which was seen by Reuters, is expected to be announced in coming days at a Riyadh ceremony attended by Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Yemen Civil WarSaudi-Backed Yemeni Government, Separatists Sign Power-Sharing Deal
Saudi Arabia has been working for months to negotiate a deal to prevent the STC, long backed by the United Arab Emirates, from breaking away from the country. The agreement creates a new power-sharing deal meant to ensure that the faction has a role in the new government.
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Saudi-IndiaSaudi Aramco interested in buying government’s stake in BPCL
The Indian government is looking at selling its 53.29 percent stake in BPCLNSE 0.90 % to a strategic investor in the biggest privatisation bid in the history of India.
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Yemen Civil WarYemen’s Houthis offer Saudi-backed government new prisoner swap deal
It was the latest gesture toward easing tensions by the Iran-aligned Houthis who have for over four years been battling a Saudi-led military coalition loyal to the Yemeni government that was ousted from power in the capital, Sanaa, in late 2014.
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Expat FeesSaudi Government Stimulates Industrial Sector by Waiving Expat Worker Fees
According to a statement by the cabinet on Tuesday, the Kingdom has waived fees on expatriate workers employed in the industrial sector for five years.
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ConsultantsSaudi Arabia Issues New Royal Order Barring Government Use of Foreign Consultants
It does not appear to distinguish between Saudi-owned companies and Saudi offices or subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies. Under Saudi law, any company that is legally registered in Saudi Arabia is considered to be a Saudi company, regardless of ownership.
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Yemen Civil WarYemen’s government starts indirect talks with southern separatists in Saudi Arabia – officials
“Indirect talks have started between the government and the STC (Southern Transitional Council separatists) via the Saudi side,” a senior Yemeni official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. “The situation is very difficult and complicated but we hope to achieve some progress.”
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National Anti-Corruption CommissionSaudi anti-corruption probe head to target government employees
Mazen Al Khamous said he had been directed to focus on ending bureaucratic corruption in the country and follow up with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a monthly basis.
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Yemen Civil WarAden standoff delays Saudi summit intended to forge new Yemen government
The refusal of Yemeni southern separatists to hand back control of Aden port has delayed a summit in Saudi Arabia that is due to discuss reshuffling Yemen’s ousted government to include the separatists and end the stand-off, three Yemeni sources said.
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