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For Saudi Football, a Moment in the International Spotlight
- November 15,2012
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s national football team has had its ups and downs in the last decade, thus far struggling to make a name for itself as a contender in a world full of elite national teams. Nevertheless, the ups and downs of the Saudi program are closely followed by Saudis all over the world and has, […]
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Jadwa Investment – November 2012 Saudi Chartbook
- November 13,2012
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s Saudi Chartbook for the month of November 2012 assesses a number of key aspects of the Saudi economy including the real economy, bank lending, banking indicators, inflation, trade, oil, exchange rates, the TASI (Saudi Stock Market), sectoral performance, and third quarter earnings. To read the entire report in full as a PDF, click […]
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Anne Habiby: Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in the Arab World
- October 24,2012
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- SUSTG Team
In addition to featured speakers such as President Bill Clinton and Mr. Abdullah Alireza the recent C3 Summit in New York City presented a number of compelling panel discussions addressing commercial and trade issues related to doing business in the MENA region. SUSTG has featured the remarks at this event of Abdullah Alireza (Global Economic […]
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Energy policy: What we need to talk about
- October 18,2012
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- SUSTG Team
For starters, the United States is already over 80 percent (up from 70 percent a decade ago) self sufficient when it comes to energy production and use. We are routinely described as the Saudi Arabia of coal, and have the largest nuclear fleet in the world. We are the world’s largest natural gas producer and […]
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Randa Hudome: How do I get my business over to the Middle East?
- October 18,2012
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- SUSTG Team
In addition to featured speakers such as President Bill Clinton and Mr. Abdullah Alireza the recent C3 Summit in New York City presented a number of compelling panel discussions addressing commercial and trade issues related to doing business in the MENA region.
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Jadwa Investment: Shifts in Foreign Investor Flows and the TASI
- October 9,2012
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- SUSTG Team
A recently released Jadwa Investment report discusses shifts in foreign investment in the Saudi stock market, also known as the TASI. “Big changes in foreign investment in the Saudi stock market tend to come ahead of moves in the TASI, meaning that local investors can benefit from tracking what foreign investors are doing. In six of the seven […]
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Abdullah Alireza speaks at C3 Summit
- September 20,2012
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- Richard Wilson
SUSTG attended the C3 Summit in New York City September 13-14, 2012. This was the inaugural event in what the organizers anticipate will be an annual gathering to ‘build new relationships, foster existing partnerships and exchange best practices’ between the U.S. and the Arab world. C3 (Community, Collaboration and Commerce) is looking to host the […]
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Jadwa September 2012 Saudi Chartbook – Inflation
- September 6,2012
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- Lucien Zeigler
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 […]
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As Fasting Ends, the Lessons of Ramadan Linger
- August 19,2012
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- SUSTG Team
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 Athletes in London
- August 10,2012
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- Lucien Zeigler
London 2012 was historic for both Saudi Arabia and the Olympic games. Saudi Arabia sent its first female athletes ever to the Olympics, completing a strong talking point for the games’ organizers: London 2012 was the first time every country competing in the Olympics sent at least one woman. Sarah Attar (800m) and Wojdan Shahrkhani (Judo) […]
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Saudi-IsraelIsrael-Saudi relations are being changed by a mutual enemy
The two former spymasters sat an arm's length apart. Both appeared calm and relaxed, neither suspicious of the other. Occasionally, they laughed with the crowd gathered at a synagogue in New York's Upper East Side.
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Asia Energy MarketsCrises in Middle East could change Asia’s energy security dynamic
India and China are not only trying to reduce their dependence on oil from the Middle East, but also considering renewable energy alternatives; meanwhile, China-Russia-Iran-Pakistan could become a new energy supply axis in the near future
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Monthly Trading ActivityThe Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Monthly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)
The total value of shares traded for the month ending 30 November 2017 amounted to SAR 75.24 billion, increasing by 13.04% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,659.08 billion at the end of this period, increasing by 0.85% over the previous month.
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Capital MarketsSaudi Arabian exchange enlists Nasdaq to turbocharge technology
Saudi Arabia’s Stock Exchange said on Monday it has hired U.S. group Nasdaq to replace its 16-year-old registry, depository and settlement infrastructure as it tackles challenges including the forthcoming listing of Saudi Aramco.
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PakistanU.S. general sees no change in Pakistan behavior despite Trump tough line
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that he had not seen a change in Pakistan’s support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad.
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Saudi-IsraelIsrael-Saudi relations are being changed by a mutual enemy
Last week, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot gave his first-ever interview to Saudi media, speaking to Saudi news site Elaph. Eizenkot's intended audience may have been moderate Sunnis in the Gulf states; the interview was an attempt to establish common ground between Israel and the Arab world, and lay the groundwork for further relations, one tiny step at a time.
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Climate ChangeWeathering Climate Change in the Gulf
The Gulf Arab states are already at a weak starting point in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per capita. Five of the six GCC members are among the top 10 GHG emitters per capita, according to the World Resources Institute’s global ranking. Moreover, annual growth in GHG emissions in the region is extremely high. That is why Gulf countries are accelerating investment in clean and renewable energy, as well as securing massive funds for research on climate change mitigation technologies.
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