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Interviews & Viewpoints | Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor, Riyadh Region, and Chairman: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
Articles & Analysis | Foreign private equity plays a growing role in the Saudi Arabian market from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
While the domestic private equity (PE) sphere continues to grow, international players are also paying closer attention to the Saudi market. In April 2015 the US buyout firm TPG Capital inked a deal that gave it majority stake in the family-owned fast food chain Kudu, a transaction which according to earlier reports valued the Saudi Arabian...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia's exchange is poised to benefit from international investment from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
The opening up of the GCC’s stock exchanges to foreign investment has been a salient feature of market commentary in recent years. The global economic crisis sent shockwaves through regional exchanges and, in the ensuing period of depressed trading, regulators around the Gulf embarked upon a market reform effort in a bid to attract scarce...
Articles & Analysis | Incentives bolster Saudi Arabia's attractiveness for investors from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
With its sound government finances coupled with investor- and trade-friendly policies, Saudi Arabia has been successful in attracting strong investment inflows. Now the government appears determined to proceed with reforms that are designed to garner further foreign direct investment (FDI).
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia's policies aim to improve business environment from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
In the World Bank’s 2015 “Doing Business” rankings, Saudi Arabia placed 49th, second among GCC states (behind the UAE at 22nd) and ahead of other key emerging markets such as Turkey, China and Brazil. Despite having slipped five places since 2014, the Kingdom is still comparatively much stronger than other countries in the Middle East and...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia's strong foundations support continued growth from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
Home to an estimated 15.7% of the world’s proven oil reserves and the single largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa, Saudi Arabia is a key player not only in the region but also globally. Since the establishment of Saudi Arabia in September 1932, the Kingdom has poured its considerable resources into a series of large-scale...