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  • Will Saudi Arabia become an oil importer by 2030?
     

    THIS was the question asked all of this past week all over the world. Thousands of stories were filed on the topic, following speculation by a Citigroup analyst that Saudi Arabia may start importing oil by 2030. According to that theory, by 2030, Saudi consumption of oil would outstrip production and we could be importing […]

     
  • Saudi Mortgage Law: Key Details Still to be Determined
     

    Saudi Arabia faces housing challenges caused by rapid population growth and an inflow of expatriate workers to the kingdom.

     
  • Property rents soar in Saudi Arabia, analyst report shows
     

    Residential property rents in Saudi Arabia’s main cities have increased by up to 15% in some locations in the first six months of the year. The latest analysis report from real estate consultants CBRE explains that an increasing population and a rapid rise in per capita GDP has led to soaring rents. There has been […]

     
  • Jadwa September 2012 Saudi Chartbook – Inflation
     

    Jadwa Investment’s recently released Saudi Charbook for the month of September 2012 found that the Saudi economic activity in July experienced a “modest slowdown of economic activity…with indicators of consumer spending and PMI slowing on the back of a seasonal trend.” However, Jadwa notes that the “healthy underlying economic momentum remains in place.” Below is a snapshot of […]

     
  • Jadwa September 2012 Chartbook – Construction Indicators
     

    Jadwa Investment’s recently released Saudi Charbook for the month of September 2012 found that the Saudi economic activity in July experienced a “modest slowdown of economic activity…with indicators of consumer spending and PMI slowing on the back of a seasonal trend.” However, Jadwa notes that the “healthy underlying economic momentum remains in place.” Below is a snapshot of […]

     
  • Mitt Romney on Foreign and Middle East Policy
     

    This [US election] year is different. There is relatively little attention to issues outside America’s borders – only four percent of Americans “consider foreign affairs much of an issue in this year’s campaign” according to Foreign Policy.com.  The sluggish economy – taxes, unemployment, deficits, thorny domestic issues and “personality” questions dominate the campaigns. With the […]

     
  • Jadwa September 2012 Saudi Chartbook – Real Economy
     

    Jadwa Investment’s recently released Saudi Charbook for the month of September 2012 found that the Saudi economic activity in July experienced a “modest slowdown of economic activity…with indicators of consumer spending and PMI slowing on the back of a seasonal trend.” However, Jadwa notes that the “healthy underlying economic momentum remains in place.” Below is a snapshot of […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia breaks onto contemporary art scene
     

    Saudi Arabia is making its mark on the global contemporary art scene: works by Middle Eastern artists such as Talal Al Zeid and Mohammed Farea are available at Lam Art Gallery in Riyadh, the Empty Quarter photography gallery in Dubai was founded by the Saudi photographer Princess Reem Al-Faisal, while Message/Messenger, a 2010 installation incorporating […]

     
  • For GCC, a Challenge Within Reach: The Gulf Rail Network
     

    Railways have never been the preferred mode of transportation in the Gulf, neither for passengers nor for goods, for geographic reasons and, mostly, due to the affordable prices of fuel for road transportation. But in the next few years, and in order to boost trade, Gulf countries are expected to spend more than $100 billion on rail […]

     
  • As Fasting Ends, the Lessons of Ramadan Linger
     

    Before we began our three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of Ramadan, I came across an article in a Saudi newspaper with a checklist of what makes a successful Ramadan. First on the list: Recognizing that one can change for the better and acquiring patience and strong will. This month my deficiencies have shone […]

     

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  • Saudi insurance spending per capita up 30% to SAR 2,034 in 2023

    Per capita spending on insurance in Saudi Arabia grew 30% to SAR 2,034 by the end of 2023, compared to SAR 1,564 a year earlier, data from the Insurance Authority (IA) showed. The per capita insurance spending is defined as the gross written premiums (GWPs) during the year divided by population number. Health insurance accounted for 59% of total per capita spending in the sector last year, followed by general insurance with 37%, as well as protection and savings insurance with 4%.

  • How would a President Harris deal with Saudi Arabia?

    As president, Harris would have to accept that close ties with Riyadh are necessary. There is already a draft bilateral agreement with Saudi Arabia that includes security guarantees and cooperation on civilian nuclear power. While the vice president is campaigning, improbably, as the candidate of change, she should pick up the threads of Biden’s existing policy on Saudi Arabia.

  • NASCAR linked with possible race in Saudi Arabia toward end of decade

    NASCAR was listed with a caveat that it was one of the parties having discussions as opposed to having a firm deal. NASCAR COO Steve O’Donnell and Exec VP and Chief Venue & Racing Innovations Officer Ben Kennedy both told SBJ in separate interviews in ’23 that the Middle East was one of the regions they were exploring for potential events, alongside Europe, South America and Asia.

  • Amjad Iraqi: The Future of Palestinians in Israel

    Amjad Iraqi: It's definitely been quite a complex experience. I think first of all, Gaza's not just sort of an imaginary construct for Palestinian citizens. There are very real family connections, community connections, and Palestinian history. Gaza is, and has always been, very much the center of Palestinian identity and politics and culture. And so, to experience it in this moment whereby you're seeing Gaza decimated in the way that it's been, I think has been very profoundly shocking to Palestinian citizens as much as it has to other Palestinians.

  • Cruise Saudi expanding to 10 destinations along Red Sea coast, 3 new ports underway

    Currently operational ports include Jeddah, Yanbu, and Dammam, which have already facilitated visits from hundreds of thousands of international tourists. Among the new developments is AlWajh, which Clasen revealed will serve as a gateway to AlUla, plus a private island and beach location exclusively for cruise passengers.

  • Saudi Arabia Turns to Debt Markets for Vision 2030 Financing

    According to Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Center, the kingdom’s total debt stood at some $308.7 billion at the end of September. Of this total, $183.7 billion was domestic debt, and the remaining $125 billion was foreign debt. Compared to U.S. debt, this is nothing. But compared to 2019 debt levels, it is a palpable increase: in 2019, Saudi debt stood at $180.8 billion.

  • Saudi sees tenfold surge in foreign firms since 2016

    Saudi Arabia has seen a sharp increase in foreign firms establishing operations in the country, with numbers rising tenfold compared to the period before Saudi Vision 2030, the kingdom’s mammoth economic diversification plan, was launched in 2016, said Khalid al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment, at the Future Investment Initiative (FII).

  • Saudi crown prince meets with global leaders including Pakistani PM, Jordanian counterpart

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The prime minister and his accompanying delegation are in the Kingdom to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference. During the conference, Sharif shared with attendees his government was looking forward to forging new partnerships in artificial intelligence (AI), education and health.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Renewable Energy Initiatives and Their Geopolitical Implications

    One approach Saudi Arabia has adopted is investing heavily in renewable energy, particularly through partnerships with China. This has had the effect of accelerating the country’s progress in renewable energy, with far-reaching implications for global geopolitics and energy markets. Specifically, Saudi Arabia is increasingly becoming aligned with China while China is gaining greater access to Middle Eastern markets and greater regional influence.

  • Franklin Templeton launches two Saudi Arabia funds

    Saudia Arabia also has the largest and fastest-growing bond market among Golf Cooperation Countries, hence its launch of the the Franklin Saudi Arabia Bond fund, which will invest in debt securities and obligations issued by government and corporate entities in the region. Its second product, the Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia UCITS ETF, will track the FTSE Saudi Arabia 30/18 Capped index, which consists of 64 large and mid-cap Saudi Arabian equities. Dina Ting and Lorenzo Crosato will managed the fund.