What advantages have the development of industrial zones provided to manufacturers?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammed Al Badr, Managing Director, Saudi Chemical: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Interviews & Viewpoints | Khalid Al Amoudi, CEO, Saudi Red Bricks: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
How does the current level of domestic financing available compare to the cost of the projects that are currently in the pipeline?
Articles & Analysis | More private sector participation to stimulate growth in Saudi Arabia industry from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Bold strategies to use industry as an engine of economic change could see new gold mines, plastics factories and medical laboratories boost growth, prosperity and jobs. While raising the profile of private enterprise, the government is also planning to inject capital into promising sectors, setting ambitious targets for itself and for industry...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabian government providing expanded financial services to manufacturing development from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
In its drive to diversify the economy and reduce its reliance on oil export revenues, Saudi Arabia is backing soft loans for industry using significant state allowances. In December 2016 Khalid Al Falih, the minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, announced a substantial boost in capital provided to the Saudi Industrial Development...
Articles & Analysis | Investment in local suppliers and renewable energy to provide more employment in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
Large-scale renewable energy investments, and new rules specifying how much revenue from Saudi Aramco must be spent on domestic content, are set to drive manufacturing growth. Creating a local supply chain is at the heart of plans to install 3.5 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2020, while the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) programme...
Articles & Analysis | Bilateral agreements and international investments are reviving investor confidence in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2018
The first foreign visit of US President Donald Trump’s term saw business leaders from Saudi Arabia and the US signing nearly $400bn worth of agreements and deals. These commercial agreements were designed to foster mutual benefits and investments in both countries. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met President Trump just over a year after...