The government is committing vast resources to transportation infrastructure in many regions around the Kingdom. Jeddah is perhaps seeing the benefits of this spending more than anywhere else: alongside multiphase expansion plans for the international airport and Jeddah Islamic Port, Jeddah’s land transportation is witnessing...
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Articles & Analysis | On track: Development projects under way to improve movement from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to RPN Singh, Indian Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mazen Batterjee, Vice-Chairman, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
How has the political and economic uncertainty in other parts of the Middle East affected international interest in Saudi Arabia’s economy?
Articles & Analysis | Refreshing efforts: Improving desalination technology to meet water demand from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
With little rainfall, scarce and depleting groundwater and high consumption per capita (see overview), Saudi Arabia is heavily reliant on desalination for water provision. As a consequence, the Kingdom is now the largest producer of desalinated water in the world and is investing heavily in new plants to keep up with demand,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Hani Mohammed Aburas, Mayor of Jeddah from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
What are the municipality’s priorities for addressing the issues of illegal settlements in Jeddah?
Articles & Analysis | Digging deeper and deeper: Offshore blocks continue to be a significant part of exploratory efforts from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Despite possessing some of the largest crude reserves in the world, retaining the crown as the world’s preeminent oil exporter is not always easy. As the Kingdom’s own domestic consumption constitutes an ever-larger portion of its national crude output, the country’s oil producers are becoming involved in a continuous search for...