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Report Says Saudi Arabia Seeing a Surge in Demand for Cybersecurity Specialists
Saudi Arabia has seen a surge in demand for cybersecurity specialists amid growing concerns about cyber threats within the Kingdom, according to a recent report by security software company Qrator Labs.
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Human Capability Initiative Conference in Riyadh Concludes with Goal of Increasing Employment Rate in New Industries
The Human Capability Initiative (HCI) Conference launched this week in Riyadh at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the goal of boosting human capital in the Kingdom.
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Riyadh Air Makes Waves at Aviation Festival of Asia 2024
New Saudi airline Riyadh Air is touting its new offering at an industry event in Asia, with the CEO and COO giving public appearances and with it a glimpse into the plans and aspirations of the startup airline.
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Lucid CEO Says Saudi Arabia Views Struggling EV Maker as Strategic Investment for Economic Diversification
Lucid Motors CEO said at the Geneva International Motor Show today that the struggling EV maker and its Saudi backers are “in this together for the long run” and the relationship is like a “marriage,” according to a report in Bloomberg.
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Ahead of LEAP in Saudi Arabia, MCIT’s Abdullah Alshamrani joins The 966 to talk tech, ecosystem development, and more…
Abdullah Alshamrani, General Manager of the Digital Entrepreneurship Center at Saudi Arabia’s MCIT join The 966 to talk ecosystem development in the Kingdom, the entrepreneurship scene, and the Kingdom as a future destination for tech.
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Khalid bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saif (1953-2024)
*A note from SUSTG’s President, Richard Wilson.* My friend, Khaled Al-Saif, a true Saudi patriot, passed away on February 18.
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SoftBank to Create Industrial Robots for Saudi Arabia
Alat (Arabic for ‘machines’), the PIF funded $100 billion initiative to create an automated manufacturing hub in Saudi Arabia will invest up to $150 million in partnership with SoftBank.
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2nd Edition of FII in Miami, Florida Kicks Off Tomorrow
Leaders from the public and private sector, business and finance executives and others will descend this week on Miami for the second FII event to take place in that city to discuss potential solutions to the planet’s ongoing conflicts and climate change, as well as artificial intelligence.
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What it’s like to live in Saudi Arabia during Riyadh Season, PIF-backed Alat launches with eyes on a big impact, and more…
The boys are back for their normal format and catch up on just some of the seemingly endless new developments and storylines emerging from Saudi Arabia of late.
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Science Museum Group to create ‘museum hub’ in Saudi Arabia
The Science Museum Group is to create a Museums Hub in Saudi Arabia which it says will become a “center of excellence for science and culture and support the wider museum sector”. The new hub, to be located in Riyadh, hoped to enable the Science Museum Group to work with museum professionals, researchers and educators […]
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Saudi Arabia sees Pakistan as high priority opportunity, believes in its economic potential: Almubarak
Almubarak made the remarks at the two-day Pakistan Saudi Arabia Investment Conference, which began in Islamabad today, after arriving in the capital the previous night with a key Saudi delegation comprising dozens of investors as Pakistan aims to court foreign investors to boost its exports in collaboration with Saudi companies. The Saudi official said his country “believes in the economic potential of Pakistan” including its demography, location and natural resources.
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Saudi Arabia’s non-oil revenues rise 9 percent to $29.73 billion in Q1 2024: MoF
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil revenues saw a 9 percent increase to SAR111.512 billion ($29.73 billion) in the first quarter of 2024, compared to Q1 of 2023, the Ministry of Finance reported in its latest Quarterly Budget Performance Report. During Q1, Saudi Arabia’s total revenues saw a 4 percent annual increase to SAR293.433 billion. Meanwhile, the Kingdom’s expenditures increased by 8 percent annually to SAR305.82 billion. Therefore, Saudi Arabia posted a budget deficit of SAR12.39 billion during the first quarter of 2024.
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Saudi real GDP likely to grow 2.2% in 2024: S&P Global
S&P Global Ratings expects the real GDP of Saudi Arabia to grow by 2.2% in 2024, before rising further by 5% in 2025. In its latest report, the rating agency said that the surge in the non-oil sector will contribute an increasing share of this growth. This was attributed to government-led investments in Vision 2030 projects. Part of the investments in the Saudi-led transformation programs will come from the government and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), S&P Global said. However, it also projects banks and capital markets to contribute a significant amount.
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Saudi Arabia and Japan to collaborate on digital economy growth, technology innovation
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha recently held a meeting in Jeddah with Taro Kono, Japanese minister for Digital Transformation, along with his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, Al-Swaha and Minister Kono discussed the potential for expanding investment opportunities in the digital field between their respective countries. The aim of this collaboration is to support the growth of the digital economy and foster innovation.
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Saudi budget deficit rises fourfold in Q1 2024
Saudi Arabia recorded a budget deficit in the first quarter of 2024 of SAR12.4 billion ($3.3 billion), four times higher than a year ago – confirming a revenue squeeze that has raised doubts about the funding of some of the kingdom’s giga-projects. The Q1 deficit in 2023 was SAR2.92 billion, the finance ministry’s quarterly budget review said, and the projected deficit for the whole of 2024 is SAR79 billion. Total Q1 revenue of SAR293.4 billion was 4 percent higher than last year’s SAR280.9 billion, but expenditure was up 8 percent at SAR305.8 billion.
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Saudi Arabia’s internet penetration reaches 99 percent in 2023: Report
Saudi Arabia witnessed in 2023 a notable surge in internet usage, reaching a penetration rate of 99 percent, indicating nearly universal access across its population.
According to the “Internet Saudi Arabia” report for 2023, published by the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission, both men and women demonstrated high levels of internet usage, with rates of 99.3 percent and 98.5 percent respectively.
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Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya to build region’s largest water theme park
To be named Aquarabia, Qiddiya hopes to draw visitors from around the globe with 22 attractions and water experiences suitable for all family members, as well as some “world-first” attractions, Saudi Press Agency reported. These attractions include the world’s first double water loop, the tallest water coaster with the highest jump, the longest and highest water racing track, and the tallest water slide.
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Saudi Arabia warns against Rafah invasion, denounces Israeli ‘war machine’
Saudi Arabia warned Israel against targeting Rafah on Monday, calling it a “bloody and systematic” campaign aimed at forcefully displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
The deliberate targeting of civilian areas such as Rafah is a flagrant violation of international law and human rights principles, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Saudi Aramco maintains $31 bln dividend despite lower Q1 net income
Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco (2222.SE), opens new tab expects to pay $31 billion in dividends to the Saudi government and its shareholders despite reporting lower earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday, hit by lower oil prices and volumes sold.The Saudi government, which directly holds about 82.2% of Aramco, relies heavily on the company's payouts, which also include royalties and taxes.The kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter, is spending billions of dollars to diversify its economy away from crude.
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What’s behind Saudi Arabia’s increase in crude oil prices for Asian market?
According to Bloomberg, the increase is in line with Saudi Arabia’s efforts to keep prices up amid a fading risk of war in the Middle East. The outbreak of the war in Gaza in October led to spillover conflicts throughout the region, including strikes by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on international shipping in the Red Sea. Concerns of an all-out war rose further with Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel last month, though Israel's response was perceived as limited, Al-Monitor reported at the time.
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