What measures are being taken to boost export performance and diversification?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Saleh Al Solami, Secretary General, Saudi Exports Development Authority: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ahmed S Al Rajhi, Chairman, Riyadh Chamber (RC): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
How will Vision 2030’s fiscal reform agenda affect the private sector in the short term?
Articles & Analysis | Sovereign investment fund assets to double in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Unveiled in October 2017, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) Programme 2018-20 is a development roadmap that aims to position the PIF as one of the world’s top sovereign wealth funds. Key objectives of the plan are to increase assets under management from $230bn to $400bn by 2020 and $2trn by 2030, and achieve average investment returns of 4-5%...
Articles & Analysis | Lower oil prices help increase Saudiisation rates from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
In the third quarter of 2017, 13.76m people were registered as working in the Kingdom, according to the General Authority for Statistics, with Saudi citizens making up just over 3m of the total. Foreign nationals have accounted for the bulk of the workforce for decades, and can be found in all strata of the economy, from CEOs and white-collar...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia diversifying at home and increasing foreign links from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
For many decades Saudi Arabia has built its financial reserves with the proceeds of oil exports, while its increasingly affluent consumers have established the country as a significant importer of goods and services. However, lower oil prices have eroded the Kingdom’s healthy trade surplus, reminding countries around the world of the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdullah Al Sagheir, Acting Governor, General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
In what ways do small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to the overall economy?