In what ways can the private sector contribute to establishing Saudi Arabia as a logistics centre linking three continents, in support of Vision 2030?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Faisal Saad Albedah, Managing Director and CEO, SAL Saudi Logistics Services: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2022
Saudi Arabia’s transport and logistics sector encompasses a broad range of active facilities and routes. Given the Kingdom’s position between Europe and Asia and its central role in the global energy market, as well as the current importance of imported goods for meeting basic consumer demand, transport and logistics are crucial to the economy. Plans for the sector’s future involve a...
Saudi Arabia has undergone significant reforms to foster growth and diversification. While some initiatives were delayed during the Covid-19 pandemic, progress in areas such as the digital economy accelerated. Aided by elevated oil prices in 2022, strategies underlined in Vision 2030 continue moving forwards, and the Kingdom today presents ample opportunities for foreign investors, underpinned by efforts to boost private sector participation in the economy.
Articles & Analysis | New logistics strategy to boost transport infrastructure in Bahrain from The Report: Bahrain 2022
Bahrain is an archipelagic nation, with most of its economic activity taking place across its four main interconnected islands: Bahrain Island, Al Muharraq Island, Sitra Island and Umm Al Nasan Island. In the planning stages as of mid-2022, a number of big-ticket transport infrastructure projects are set to facilitate a better flow of people,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohamed Yousif Albinfalah, CEO, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC): Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2022
What were the main challenges the aviation industry faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, and how were these overcome?
Articles & Analysis | GCC Railway project gains steam from The Report: Bahrain 2022
Following delays, the long-awaited GCC Railway looks likely to be revitalised – a move that could transform trade and connectivity across the Gulf. The project was given a significant boost in December 2021 when leaders of the six GCC countries approved the establishment of the GCC Railways Authority, the body that is expected to oversee the...