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The Number of Women Employed in Saudi Arabia has Increased by 48% since 2010
- August 10,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi women are entering the workforce in greater numbers as a promising report by Saudi Arabia’s Central Department of Statistics finds a significant uptick in women employed in Saudi Arabia. The increase of 48% since 2010 is encouraging news for the government of Saudi Arabia. The report reflects a slow but seismic shift in Saudi society […]
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Saudi Stock Market Faces Tough July: Value of Shares Traded Tumbles 25% but Market Seen As ‘Resilient’
- August 4,2015
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- SUSTG Team
The kingdom’s Tadawul All Share Index has retreated 4.2 percent since the end of June as value of shares traded for July decreased 25 percent over the previous month, according to reports. However, compared with the significant drop in Brent Crude oil of 21 percent in that period, the market has “shown its mettle” in what […]
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Saudi Arabia Prepares Female Faculty Members For Online Education
- July 21,2015
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- SUSTG Team
The Open Education Consortium today announced a partnership with the National e-Learning Center of Saudi Arabia to offer a year-long, comprehensive eLearning Pioneers Program. The core of the program is built on the principles of online learning in the U.S. to prepare female faculty and university leaders with skills in online and blending learning. With […]
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Oil Prices and the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
- July 1,2015
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- SUSTG Team
A recently released report by Jadwa Investment, entitled, “Oil Prices and the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul),” examines both the real and sentimental changes in the Saudi stock market as a result of lower oil prices. “With Saudi Arabia being a predominantly oil-based economy, major changes in the price of oil are likely to be followed by […]
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Video: CEO of Saudi Stock Exchange Adel Saleh Al-Ghamdi Speaks with CNBC as Saudi Bourse Opens
- June 15,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s $585 billion stock market – the largest in the region – opened to wider foreign investment today in Riyadh. The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Stock Exchange, Adel Saleh Al-Ghamdi gave an interview to CNBC on the opening of the market and the implications for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy. “The reason is not really […]
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In Washington, A Saudi and an Israeli Share a Stage – and a Common Enemy
- June 5,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Anwar Eshki, a retired major general in the Saudi armed forces, and Dore Gold, a former Ambassador and close to Israeli PM Netanyahu, shared a stage at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington yesterday as the two countries revealed a series of bi-lateral talks that have occurred for the purpose of thwarting a common […]
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Jadwa Investment June 2015 Saudi Chartbook: Strong Dollar and Low Oil Prices Affect Economy, But Non-Oil Exports See Uptick
- June 2,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s June 2015 Saudi Chartbook, a detailed look at key economic performance data for the Kingdom’s economy, finds negative net monthly change to government accounts, slowing bank credit to the private sector reaching year-on-year growth is at its lowest in four years, and falling bank deposits. However, following seven months of slowdown, inflation remained unchanged for April […]
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Sfakianakis: “The choices now being made stand to alter the face of the kingdom”
- May 20,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In a opinion piece in the London-based Financial Times (paywall), veteran banker in Saudi Arabia Dr. John Sfakianakis writes that tough decisions loom for the Kingdom’s leaders with regard to oil and energy use. “When your income is cut in half, it helps to have a few dollars on hand, but even then you will have to […]
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Oil’s Price Reaches 2015 High Ahead of Speculation on Saudi Output Cuts
- May 6,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Oil reached a 2015 high on Monday as Brent hit $67.10 a barrel, a sign of an oil price rebound fueled by regional chaos, global demand increases, and speculation of looming cuts in Saudi output. “No one can set the price of oil – it’s up to Allah,” Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Al […]
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Jadwa Investment May 2015 Chartbook: SAMA Reserves Fall on Government Spending, Consumer Data Healthy
- May 4,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s recently released May 2015 Chartbook found a decline in Saudi Arabian government reserves for a 6th straight month and overall healthy consumer consumption data. In March, net government accounts with SAMA fell by a total of $9.5 billion (SR 35.7 billion), continuing a negative monthly change for the sixth consecutive month, the Riyadh-based investment […]
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U.S.-Saudi RelationsPerspective: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman won’t change his course despite the West’s rebuke
That Riyadh has endured only the slightest course corrections amid months of controversy speaks, firstly, to the durability of the monarchy’s economic ties with a host of major powers. International political and business elites have shown themselves all too willing to overlook a regime’s record when it suits their interests.
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NomuTadawul unveils major changes to Nomu Parallel Market
The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) announced today a series structural changes to Nomu - the Parallel Market, aimed at supporting the growth, development and sustainability of the market, increasing the number of listed companies on Nomu and enhancing the market liquidity.
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UAE-QatarNo change to policy on access to Qatar from UAE ports
There has been no change to the UAE Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime policy in relation to access to Qatar from UAE ports and border crossings. The authority released a circular following news reports regarding export and import to and from Qatar, saying they are inaccurate and misconstrued, state news agency Wam reported.
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Vision 2030Outlying Saudi regions witness change
It was mid-morning by the time we arrived at a site that few Westerners would associate with the words “Saudi Arabia.” 4x4 vehicles lined the sides of a canyon, with bright green trees and shrubs clinging to the rocks above. Thin strands of water joined together to form the start of a babbling brook, coursing past families setting up campsites for a day of picnicking and relaxation.
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Warsaw ConferenceU.S. pushes Iranian regime change in Warsaw, with mixed support
U.S. policy toward Iran hardened further in Poland this week, as U.S. officials demanded that Europe abandon the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and suggested that Iranians rise up and overthrow their government.
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Turki Al-FaisalTurki Al-Faisal: No change in position, Saudi-Israeli cooperation ‘wishful thinking’
Prince Turki referred to King Salman’s recent statement during his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas where he reiterated that Saudi Arabia stands by the Palestinian people’s right in establishing their own state with Jerusalem as its capital.
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IranPerspective: Iran’s Regime Hasn’t Changed, But Global Oil Has
And lest we forget, even as Iran’s revolution has endured, the domestic oil industry that helps fund it has never fully recovered, with production around half what it was before the revolution.
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IranPerspective: As Iran’s revolution turns 40, a consensus: Things must change
Amid reports of shortages, price rises, and rationing of red meat, for instance, President Hassan Rouhani in recent days said Iran is “facing the biggest pressure and economic sanctions in the past 40 years.” He asked Iranians not to blame his “dutiful” government.
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Climate ChangeOn Capitol Hill, experts and officials call for rapid action on climate change
The chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee said that hearing is the first to focus on climate change in eight years. "Today, we turn the page on this committee from climate change denial to climate action," said Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Arizona.
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Private Sector OutreachSaudi direction exchange program spurs KSA’s international relations
Khawandanah noted that more than 400 men and women have participated in the program, and visited many countries in the past two years.
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