Buoyed by prolonged government stimulus, Saudi Arabia’s construction sector is experiencing rapid expansion, with no shortage of contracts in any segment of the industry. From housing to utilities and transport infrastructure, public spending is driving the contracting industry forward. While operational challenges remain, including concerns...
Raising employment levels has been a core concern for the Saudi government for several years now. As the Kingdom looks to develop a more sustainable economy, based on higher-value products and strong productivity, it is also looking to deal with the unemployment rate and place more Saudi nationals in the labour market.
The largest industrial power of the GCC states by far, Saudi Arabia is also one of the leading industrial powerhouses of the world in a number of key sectors. National industry is dominated by petrochemicals and the country ranks as the third-largest global producer of basic petrochemical ethylene, due in large part to the availability of...
The country’s industrial sector is dominated by heavy industries, in particular refining and petrochemicals, and to a lesser extent metals and fertiliser production. Yet the Kingdom also hosts a large manufacturing industry, which benefits from the availability of raw materials produced by local heavy industry. The authorities are keen to...
The Kingdom is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of both urea and phosphate-based fertilisers, which it manufactures using abundant locally sourced raw materials such as natural gas, sulphur and phosphate deposits. Other advantages for fertiliser production in Saudi Arabia include the fact that it is geographically well placed...
The largest drugs manufacturer in the GCC by far, Saudi Arabia is also the second-largest pharmaceuticals exporter in the Arab world. Exports from the Kingdom have almost doubled over the past five years, though it continues to register a large negative pharmaceuticals trade balance, as it is also the largest consumer and importer of drugs in...
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