Nestled between two seas and two continents, Saudi Arabia stretches over 2.1m sq km, an area as large as Western Europe. Its diverse landscapes offer a wide variety of scenery; while its rich history, culture and significance in the Muslim religion attract visitors from around the world, making it one of the most visited countries in the world...
With the largest economy and population in the GCC, Saudi Arabia has long been a key destination for regional and international business leaders. The meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) segment of the tourism industry has been a mainstay of many of the Kingdom’s hotels and hospitality services. Under the National...
Recent years have seen a profound restructuring of the Saudi health care sector, with major reform plans being rolled out that foresee not only future expansion, but a much more significant role for the private sector. These moves are being made are in response to a number of basic challenges, brought about by both economic and demographic...
The National Transformation Programme (NTP) outlined the goal of increasing direct employment in the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia, aiming to raise the number of jobs from 830,000 to 1.2m by 2020. This would mean the proportion of nationals working in the sector rising from 27.8% in 2016 to 29.6% in the next four years.
Given pride of place in both the Kingdom’s long-term development plans and in its annual budget, education in Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a major expansion – both in terms of quantity and quality. A range of new projects were launched over 2017 and will continue into 2018, from university construction to curriculum development. Indeed...
As the largest economy in the GCC, by both population and GDP, Saudi Arabia also has the region’s largest pharmaceuticals market. This has been growing by double digits in recent years, and while that expansion has slowed, there should be additional growth in the coming years from a major planned restructuring. Indeed, if current development...
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