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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Shoaibi, Director-General, Institute of Public Administration (IPA) from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
Articles & Analysis | The right skills: Partnerships are key to training the next generation of employees from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
Government agencies and private companies are working together to try to provide young Saudis with the skills that will allow them to work in the Kingdom’s non-oil private sector, which enjoyed growth of 5.5% in 2013, according to Jadwa Investment. In its current five-year plan the government has earmarked a total of SR23.14bn ($6.17bn) for...
Articles & Analysis | Transformation agenda: A significant budget should see facilities and standards improve from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
For a young country accustomed to relying upon hydrocarbons exports for almost all of its income, education is at the heart of an ambitious agenda to mature and diversify into a knowledge-based economy by 2025. With this in mind, Saudi Arabia has stepped up investment in the education sector and in the young people who will be expected to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Fahd Balghunaim, Minister of Agriculture from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
How does the government encourage investment abroad while securing trade agreements with food exporting countries to ensure local food security?
Articles & Analysis | Bringing science to the fields: Promoting agricultural research, innovation and conservation from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
Based on metrics such as the number of scientific papers published in the field, Saudi Arabia is the largest agricultural research centre in the GCC and one of the largest in the Middle East. While the level of research and development (R&D) activity in the Kingdom is low by the standards of major international agricultural research...
Articles & Analysis | Changing tactics: Winding down domestic wheat production in favour of imports and scaling up storage capacity from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014
As the Kingdom prepares to phase out domestic wheat production, the authorities are planning to double the size of strategic reserves by 2016 in order to ensure the country’s food security. To achieve this, the government is currently investing in a major expansion of domestic grain storage capacity. The authorities have also decided to...