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Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo

14 European States Present Trade Opportunities to Saudi Investors

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | May 17, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Fourteen European states will present trade opportunities to Saudi investors in the Saudi capital on Wednesday, in a move seen as a chance to evaluate the size of productive cooperation between the Kingdom and Europe within the framework of Saudi Vision 2030...

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Saudi Arabia, China upgrade relations to comprehensive strategic partnership. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi-Chinese Business Council Reshuffling to Simplify Investment Procedures

by Fahd Baqmi | Aug 13, 2016 | Business

Jeddah-Council of Saudi Chambers announced that businessmen can now run for the membership of the Saudi-Chinese Business Council following the approval of the Minister of Commerce to reshuffle the Council. In accordance with the Council’s resolution, heads of Saudi...

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Dr. Abdullah Al-Moqbel

Saudi Minister of Transport: Transport of Goods Agreement Supports Inter-Arab Commercial Trade

by Fahd Baqmi | Dec 15, 2015 | Business

Dr. Abdullah Al-Moqbel, Saudi Minister of Transport, clarified that the agreement on regulating road transport of goods between Arab countries , approved on Dec.14 by the Saudi Council of Ministers, aims to facilitate the transportation process in order to support ...

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In this file photo, two women track the movement of share prices on the Kuwaiti stock exchange. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Chambers Council launches awards for female entrepreneurs

by Eman Al-Khattaf | Aug 14, 2014 | Business

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Council of Saudi Chambers, one of the Kingdom’s leading business bodies, has launched a series of awards for businesswomen. Kholoud Al-Tamimi, the director of the National Women’s Committee at the Saudi Council of Chambers, told...

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An investor looks up at screens displaying stock information at the Dubai Financial Market, June 17, 2013 (REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh)

Opinion: The Middle East needs the private sector to spur growth

by Min Zhu | Dec 2, 2013 | Opinion

Growth is not fast enough across the Middle East to deliver the jobs and rising incomes desired by the population. Unemployment is chronically high and rising. The number of people without jobs has increased by more than 1 million since 2010, with one in four young...