Large-scale renewable energy investments, and new rules specifying how much revenue from Saudi Aramco must be spent on domestic content, are set to drive manufacturing growth. Creating a local supply chain is at the heart of plans to install 3.5 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2020, while the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) programme adopted...
At Saudi Technology Development and Investment Company (TAQNIA) aviators and engineers, who are the beneficiaries of Saudi Arabia’s investments in defence and education, are making plans for the future of the Kingdom’s aerospace industry. TAQNIA, which was formed by royal decree in 2011 as a branch of the Public Investment Fund, is drawing on...
With the creation of a new defence holding company and clauses requiring that local manufacturing and job creation be written into new contracts with international suppliers, the Kingdom’s aerospace, defence and security sector is primed for growth.
The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry supplies Saudi shoppers with local and international brands. A select group of domestic family-owned trading businesses are suppliers for the household brand names of the global FMCG business. Through joint ventures (JVs) and subsidiaries, these regional conglomerates are involved in the manufacture,...
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