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Dubai’s economy is among the most diversified in the region, thanks to factors such as a highly attractive business environment that has brought in large amounts of foreign investment. Despite producing little oil, growth has been affected in recent years by the knock-on effects of the fall in international oil prices and a consequent slowdown in neighbouring hydrocarbons-dependent territories...
Despite persistently low international commodities prices, Dubai saw steady GDP growth of 3.2% in 2017 and is expected to reach 3.5% in 2018, with an increased drive towards consolidating its position as a knowledge-based economy. The issuance of the Dubai Open Data Law and the creation of Smart Dubai are among the flagship initiatives driving this transformation, alongside the portfolio of...
Dubai saw steady GDP growth of 2.8% in 2017 and this is expected to reach 3.2% in 2018, with an increased drive towards consolidating its position as a knowledge-based economy. The emirate is among the most diversified in the region, thanks to factors such as a highly attractive business environment that has brought in large amounts of foreign investment.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Viewpoint from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Just a few months after the unveiling of Saudi Vision 2030, we began launching executive programmes with clear objectives and methods to achieve the vision. Many achievements have already been made, including a contribution to the treasury from the Public Investment Fund (PIF). We transferred SR100bn ($26.7bn) to the PIF and initiated a...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia easing social restrictions to modernise economy from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
When Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman laid out Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 in April 2016, he proposed reducing the country’s dependence on oil revenues by modernising the economy and creating a more moderate society. While the full economic impact of the plan will take a few years to be felt in the country, a series of bold moves to loosen...