Given the prevalence of family businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), local families may face a decision on how to diversify the ownership of their business to introduce new ideas, raise capital for growth or exit their investment. The challenge lies in considering the best method of diversification for each business.
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Articles & Analysis | Expanding the ownership base: Options available for the diversification of corporate ownership from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Articles & Analysis | Brand new: Foreign chains are investing in segments they had previously ignored from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
The number of hotel rooms in Saudi Arabia is set to increase dramatically as international hotel chains expand their presence and others enter the market for the first time. Investors are also increasingly looking at the middle and lower ends of the market, which have traditionally been left to local operators.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ghassan Al Shibl, CEO, Advanced Electronics Company from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
What more needs to be done to encourage greater depth within the defence, telecoms and manufacturing sectors? How can knowledge transfer be promoted within local industries?
Articles & Analysis | Training day: Vocational and technical training programmes are key to boosting the employment of nationals from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Bridging the gap between secondary school graduates and university alumni, technical and vocational colleges and training programmes are a crucial component of the country’s drive to get more Saudis off the unemployment roster and into the workforce. Recognising the importance of this educational segment, the government has devoted SR23.14bn ($6...
Articles & Analysis | Long-term revolution?: Although take-up of 4G services has so far been slow, growth may come as speed rises from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Following a relatively slow start in launching 3G services, Saudi Arabia in 2011 became the first country in the region to launch long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband. All three Saudi mobile operators now offer the service, which has been rolled out to most major cities and is expected to cover almost all of the country within two years....
Articles & Analysis | A win-win situation?: Efforts to utilise and reduce CO 2 emissions with new technology from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Balancing natural resource extraction with environmental concerns often results in for-profit businesses and government regulators struggling to find a middle ground in mitigating environmental damage while still granting companies enough latitude to maintain financially feasible operations. In the case of carbon capture and storage (CCS)...