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The 966 Episode 117: Saudis are optimistic, but what does 2024 have in store for Saudi Arabia and the Middle East?
- January 8,2024
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- SUSTG Team
The 966 hosts kick off the new year after a refreshing holiday break following a successful year for the podcast in which the growth of the audience more than doubled across all platforms, and in some cases, grew significantly more than that! The team thanks all of its listeners and viewers for tuning in each […]
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ACWA Power Inks Deal for $4bn Green Hydrogen-Based Ammonia Plant in Egypt, $800m Power Purchase Agreement for South African Hybrid Renewable Project
- December 20,2023
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi renewables developer ACWA Power has signed two new large deals as it expands its renewables and green projects across the region.
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Dr. Basma Al-Buhairan, from Saudi Arabia’s C4IR and the Saudi RDIA, talks tech development, transformation in KSA with The 966
- December 15,2023
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- SUSTG Team
In Episode 115, The 966 hosts are back in their normal seats and with a special guest, Dr. Basma Al-Buhairan, Managing Director for the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), who joins The 966 to talk about tech adoption and the Center’s role in enabling Vision 2030’s success.
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An exclusive interview with Dr. Mehmood Khan, founding CEO of Saudi Arabia’s HEVOLUTION Foundation
- November 20,2023
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- SUSTG Team
The 966 speaks with Dr. Mehmood Khan, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Hevolution Foundation, a global non-profit revolutionizing the healthspan field launched by Royal Decree and chaired by HRH the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Dr. Khan shares his journey, Hevolution’s vision and insights into how he is working to build the organization’s operations from the […]
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Fitch Affirms Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
- November 17,2023
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- SUSTG Team
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s (PIF) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘A+’ with Stable Outlook, the organization said in a press release.
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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…
- November 10,2023
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- SUSTG Team
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 to Convene Emergency Arab Summit in Riyadh ‘In the Next Few Days’ and Will Postpone Arab-African Summit
- November 8,2023
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- SUSTG Team
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 Eyes Stake in $30 Billion Indian Cricket League – Report
- November 6,2023
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in buying a multibillion-dollar stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL), international cricket’s most lucrative event, Bloomberg reports.
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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
- October 27,2023
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- SUSTG Team
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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Discussing Saudi Arabia’s Regional HQ program with Mansour El-Zahab and Zeynep Kösereisoğlu from Frontierview and much more…
- October 20,2023
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- SUSTG Team
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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Saudi government accelerated pilgrim mega-projects during pandemic: Makkah clock tower MD
He also explained that foreign pilgrims have not had a chance to experience other facilities that were completed just before the pandemic struck and can look forward to doing so when they visit. These include King Abdulaziz International Airport’s new Terminal 1 that opened in September 2019 and its Haramain High Speed Railway station that opened in December 2019.
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Iran-Saudi dialogue in Iraq paused ‘until new Iraqi government formed’
Speaking on condition of anonymity, informed sources have emphasized that the stalling of an anticipated fifth round of talks in the Iraqi capital this year is extraneous to the Iranian-Saudi engagement itself, hinting that the negotiations will resume once a new Iraqi government has been formed.
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Dealing with Lebanese government ‘not in our interest’, says Saudi foreign minister
“For us it’s broader than the comments of one minister – it's an indication of the state that Lebanon is in,” he said, referring to Hezbollah’s influence over Beirut. “The political scene in Lebanon continues to be dominated by a terrorist group that arms, supplies and trains the Houthi militia.”
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Vision 2030 has prompted 400 policy changes by the Saudi government, mining minister reveals
Saudi Arabia has passed 400 updates of its policies since the launch of Vision 2030, the country’s vice minister for mining has revealed. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Khalid Al Mudaifer highlighted steps already taken by the Saudi government to ensure the Kingdom’s economy is diversified away from oil. Mudaifer talked up the importance of mining — an area of government focus — as he also called for greater investment in environmental priorities “for the world to have a better green future”.
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Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian government
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud said the latest round had taken place on Sept. 21. He did not give the location of the meeting. The date coincides with a speech by Raisi at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. "These discussions are still in the exploratory phase. We hope they will provide a basis to address unresolved issues between the two sides and we will strive and work to realise that," he told a joint news conference.
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Saudi ministry launches initiative to implement global financial practices in government entities
Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry on Sunday launched an initiative to ensure implementation of the latest global financial practices in the government sector to increase its efficiency in line with the Vision 2030, said a ministry statement. Prior to the launch of the Financial Control and Support and Development Initiative, the ministry launched a self-assessment pilot program on selected government entities, it said.
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Saudi Arabia hopes new Afghan government can bring stability-minister
Saudi Arabia hopes the advent of a caretaker government in Afghanistan will help it to achieve stability and overcome violence and extremism, the kingdom's foreign minister said on Wednesday at a ministerial meeting devoted to the Afghan crisis. Prince Faisal bin Farhan also affirmed Saudi support for "the choices the Afghan people make regarding the future of their country, away from external interference", Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
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Kuwait’s KFH eyes government projects in Saudi, plans new sukuk in 2022
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) , the Gulf nation’s biggest Islamic lender, plans to finance government projects in Saudi Arabia, including in the NEOM business zone, its acting chief executive officer told Reuters.
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Saudi Arabia’s Digital Government Authority approves first regulatory framework
The framework is based on eight essential principles, including the “Once-Only Principle,” “Digital by Design,” and the “Mobile First.” In addition, it encompasses the Digital Government Policy, which enables and accelerates the sustainable digital transformation of the government sector and enables the successful implementation of the strategic directions of the digital government, DGA said in the statement.
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What does Saudi ban on Syrian produce mean for Assad’s government?
Ahmad Hassan, a Syrian journalist residing in Turkey, told Al-Monitor that banning entry to Syrian trucks is part of the Saudi measures to counter the smuggling of drugs from Lebanon and Syria, because there is no joint Saudi-Syrian coordination mechanism that ensures Saudi knowledge of the government’s import procedures. Lately, the number of cargos containing drugs coming from Syria into Saudi Arabia has increased, he said.
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