What is being done to consolidate the transport sector and expand current infrastructure?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Bashar Al Malik, CEO, Saudi Railway Company (SAR): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia leverages its strategic position to expand transport infrastructure from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
The transport and logistics sector in Saudi Arabia has been targeted for key milestones, in accordance with Vision 2030, the Kingdom’s ambitious development plan to diversify the economy, grow the non-oil sector and leverage the country’s traditional position as a crossroads for international trade. While the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Saad bin Abdulaziz Al Khalb, President, Saudi Ports Authority (SPA): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
How can existing port infrastructure help to position Saudi Arabia as a regional trade hub?
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia enacts reforms to improve speed and ease of goods transport from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
A raft of reforms and digital transformation initiatives in Saudi Arabia have earned the country a place among the top-10 most improved global business climates in 2019, according to the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2020” report. The country’s new rank of 62nd out of 190 countries on the report’s ease of doing business rankings marked an...
Articles & Analysis | 5G and other innovative technologies to encourage ICT growth in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 – the Kingdom’s longterm economic development and diversification programme – is seeking a digital transformation across society, government and the economy. The ICT sector is at the forefront of this change, and is poised to be a key element of diversifying the economy towards non-oil growth. In the last few years...
Articles & Analysis | Organisational overhaul in Saudi Arabia aims to jump-start technological innovation from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
Saudi Arabia introduced key changes in recent years related to ICT, including the creation of new oversight authorities and regulatory frameworks. These reforms are expected to help further develop and support growth in the sector as the country shifts towards a knowledge-based economy. As a sign of the importance that the Kingdom places on...