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Interviews & Viewpoints | Ahmed Al Khateeb, Chairman, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Articles & Analysis | Diversification efforts localise arms manufacturing in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
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.
Articles & Analysis | Getting the goods: The trade, manufacture and export of fast-moving consumer products appear set to expand with diversification efforts from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
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,...
Articles & Analysis | Innovation and expansion: Mega-complexes and mutual agreements are encouraging the development of petrochemicals production from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
In four decades the natural gas in Saudi Arabia’s oil fields has been transformed from an inconvenient by-product into essential feedstock for an industry that supports thousands of jobs and generates 15% of the country’s export revenues. Since its creation in 1976 by royal decree, Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has grown into the...
Articles & Analysis | All together: Developing industrial clusters is expected to increase efficiency and promote cohesion in the downstream segment from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Economic planners in Saudi Arabia are working to nurture industrial growth by identifying sectors with high potential and developing clusters of companies and expertise within them. The National Industrial Clusters Development Programme (NICDP) has been established under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce and Investment (MoCI), and the...