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Saudi Private Sector Employment Reaches 10.8m – Latest Data
Saudi Arabia’s total number of employees in the private sector reached 10.8 million in November, up 0.93 percent from the previous month, according to newly released figures reported by Arab News.
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The Saudi economy and government spending with former IMF Country Head for Saudi Arabia Tim Callen, big announcements from The 966, and much more…
Tim Callen, ex-IMF Mission Chief to Saudi Arabia and Visiting Fellow at AGSIW, joins The 966 to discuss Saudi Arabia’s budget, government spending, and more. Tim’s most recent piece for AGSIW discusses how increased spending in Saudi Arabia raises risks to the Saudi budget. The hosts take advantage of Tim’s extensive experience and vast knowledge on how […]
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Saudi Arabia signs $533m deals with Africa; PIF Plans Investment Announcements – Reports
Saudi Arabia signed over SR2 billion ($533 million) worth of agreements with African countries during a special conference in a “significant boost to the Kingdom’s ties with the continent,” according to reports.
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Saudi Arabia to Convene Emergency Arab Summit in Riyadh ‘In the Next Few Days’ and Will Postpone Arab-African Summit
Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih said the Kingdom would convene an emergency Arab summit in Riyadh “in the next few days” to discuss the ongoing war in Gaza.
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Saudi Arabia Launches Separate Real Estate Registry, Indicators Platforms – Report
Saudi Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate General Authority Majid al-Hogail launched on Monday the Real Estate Registry platform and the Real Estate Indicators platform on the sidelines of the Saudi Proptech Summit, according to a report in the Saudi-owned Asharq Alawsat.
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The 966 talks with Mohammed Ghazi and Abdulhadi Azouz, the two guys behind Saudi Arabia’s hottest drone and aerial film production company
Chances are if you’ve seen any of the high-quality, professionally-produced promotional videos from Saudi government authorities or leading Saudi companies anywhere online, you’ve seen some incredible drone footage of Saudi Arabia. The 966 welcomes on to the program for Episode 109 Mohammed Ghazi and Abdulhadi Azouz from the aerial drone production company AZAerials, which films many of these amazing shots for high-profile […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Non-Oil GDP Expected to Grow by 6% in 2023, Finance Minister Al-Jadaan Says at FII
Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan addressed Saudi Arabia’s economy and fiscal situation in 2023 and beyond during his speech at the FII in Riyadh, noting that Saudi Arabia’s non-oil gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by around 6% this year and said it would continue to see similarly healthy growth in the years ahead.
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Discussing Saudi Arabia’s Regional HQ program with Mansour El-Zahab and Zeynep Kösereisoğlu from Frontierview and much more…
In episode 108, Mansour El-Zahab and Zeynep Kösereisoğlu from Frontierview, a leading market intelligence and research company, join The 966 to discuss Saudi Arabia’s Regional HQ program (commonly referred to as the “RHQ” program) and dive into some of the legal and practical details ahead of the effective date of the program starting in 2024. The RHQ program is the […]
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Goldman Sachs Research Report Highlights Saudi Investment to Transform Economy, Says Efforts are Showing Results
Saudi Arabia’s focus on diversifying its economy beyond oil is showing results, according to a recent report from Goldman Sachs Research.
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Saudi Arabia’a Allocating $267 Million to Intellectual Property Strategy, a Sign That Kingdom is ‘Prioritizing a Knowledge-Based Economy’
The allocation of $267 million to the Intellectual Property Strategy is a signal that Saudi Arabia is “prioritizing a knowledge-based economy,” according to an item in the International Intellectual Property Law Association website.
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US Extends Lead Over China in Race for World’s Biggest Economy
US gross domestic product rose 6.3% in nominal terms — that is, unadjusted for inflation — last year, outpacing China’s 4.6% gain. While some of the outperformance reflected America’s elevated price increases, the 2023 outturn underscores a broader point: The US economy is emerging from the pandemic period in a better place than China’s.
“It is a striking turn of fortunes,” said Eswar Prasad, who once led the International Monetary Fund’s China team and is now at Cornell University. “The strong performance of the US economy, in tandem with all the short-term and long-term headwinds the Chinese economy is facing, renders it a less obvious proposition that China’s GDP will someday overtake that of the US.”
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Global economy outlook at odds with aggressive rate cut bets – Reuters poll
Global growth is set to stay resilient this year and only pick up pace a bit in 2025, according to a Reuters poll of economists, a stable outlook at odds with still-relatively aggressive interest rate cut bets in financial markets.
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Saudi non-oil economy grew 20% after 2016, outpacing EU and US, says Al Ibrahim
Faisal Al Ibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning, said at the World Economic Forum 2024 that Saudi Arabia's non-oil economy has grown by 20% since 2016, surpassing the growth rates of the European Union and the United States, which stood at 10% and 14%, respectively.
During a panel session titled 'MENA’s Economic Dilemma: Reforms Amid Uncertainty' held on Thursday, Al Ibrahim highlighted the significant strides made by the Kingdom in bolstering its non-oil economy. This growth trajectory positions Saudi Arabia as a leading example of economic resilience and diversification in the Middle East. -
How Saudi Arabia is unlocking the power of the blue economy
Many of these huge projects focus on core fundamentals of the blue economy, namely regenerative tourism and maritime logistics. Amaala, which is part of Red Sea Global, and Sindalah which is part of NEOM, represent the largest regenerative tourism investments in the world and have the ambitious aim to go beyond environmental protection to enhance their natural assets. The scale of these ambitions requires massive investments in renewable energy, sustainable materials, innovative design, and ecosystem restoration.
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How Saudi Arabia is unlocking the power of the blue economy
Saudi’s coastline is the eighth largest community of coral reefs in the world, covering around 6,600 square kilometres, as well as 204 square kilometers of mangrove forests, and hundreds of kilometres of seagrass meadows. It is also home to more than 20 newly-discovered “blue holes” in the Red Sea.
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‘Precarious’ year ahead for world economy, Davos survey predicts
The global economy faces a year of subdued growth prospects and uncertainty stemming from geopolitical strife, tight financing conditions and the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence, a survey of top economists released on Monday found.
Conducted each year ahead of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos, the survey of 60-plus chief economists drawn globally from the private and public sectors attempts to sketch priorities for policymakers and business leaders.
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AI Will Transform the Global Economy. Let’s Make Sure It Benefits Humanity
The rapid advance of artificial intelligence has captivated the world, causing both excitement and alarm, and raising important questions about its potential impact on the global economy. The net effect is difficult to foresee, as AI will ripple through economies in complex ways. What we can say with some confidence is that we will need to come up with a set of policies to safely leverage the vast potential of AI for the benefit of humanity.
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Analysis: Russian Ally’s Saudi Pivot Threatens to Derail Putin’s Wartime Economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 spurred the West to impose sanctions aimed at isolating Moscow from the global financial system and cut off its revenues to wage its military aggression.
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Will Saudi Arabia’s recent gold discovery provide a major boost to its economy?
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has been looking to diversify away from crude exports by developing sectors including tourism, hospitality and finance.
Mining is also a key component of the kingdom’s drive to attract foreign direct investment as laid out in the Vision 2030 plan. It aims to more than triple the mining sector’s contribution to the nation’s economic output by the end of the decade.
“Gold mining has the potential to diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy and contribute to the kingdom’s gross domestic product,” the WGC said.
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