To what extent do you expect the National Transformation Programme to spur private sector investment in Jeddah and non-oil growth?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mazen Batterjee, Vice-Chairman, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Articles & Analysis | With strong public sector support, Saudi Arabia's industrial sector growing in Jeddah from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Jeddah’s industrial market has benefitted from a surge of investment, driven by efforts to diversify away from oil. In late 2015 the Kingdom’s government announced that 45m sq metres of land in and around Jeddah had been allocated for industrial development, to be overseen by the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON), a quasi-...
Articles & Analysis | The logistical demands of Jeddah's growing metropolitan area bring fresh opportunities to Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Spurred by rapid population growth and mounting public and private investment, Jeddah – Saudi Arabia’s second-largest city – is on the rise. Since the early 1990s the population of the Jeddah urban area has more than doubled, reaching 4.1m residents as of the end of 2015, according to data from the General Authority for Statistics. While...
Articles & Analysis | New transport links in Saudi Arabia boost travel capacity in and around Makkah and Medina from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Over the last five years several major public transport development programmes have been launched in the cities of Makkah and Medina. Now in the design, tendering and construction phases, these initiatives have the potential to transform the way residents and pilgrims travel to, from and within Islam’s most important sites. The SR62bn ($16.5bn...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Osama Al Bar, Mayor of Makkah: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
How can the private sector play a bigger role in the development of the two holy mosques, especially in relation to religious tourism?
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia's two holy cities of Makkah and Medina poised for growth from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
As home to the world’s most important Islamic sites – including the Masjid Al Haram, or Grand Mosque, which houses the Kaaba – the holy cities of Makkah and Medina are at the centre of religious life for the world’s 1.2bn-strong Muslim population. Located near Jeddah, in western Saudi Arabia, each year the two cities attract millions of...