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Saudi Arabia Expands Scope of Wage Protection System

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jul 14, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Arabia is carrying out effective steps towards expanding scope of the wage protection system in the country – this system guarantees disbursing salaries on time, determining wages’ level in all professions and reducing problems that might show up in the...

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A man is silhouetted against the logo of the World Bank at the main venue for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo October 10, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

World Bank Official: Saudi Reforms to Raise Growth by More than 2%

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jun 16, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – A World Bank official revealed that the settlement of the economic growth rate in Saudi Arabia in 2017 at 0.6% has ensued from cutting oil product. He stated to Asharq Al-Awsat that reforms related to the National Transformation Program 2020 (NTP) and...

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Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurship sector faces challenges. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia: Entrepreneurship Sector Faces Challenges

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | May 26, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Ghassan al-Sulaiman, Governor of the General Authority for SMEs, said that the entrepreneurship community is facing challenges, including public procedures, regulations, funding, growth rate and competition over qualifications and abilities. Sulaiman’s...

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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Industry and Mineral Resources Khaled al-Faleh gestures during the 2017 budget news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 22, 2016. (Reuters)

Riyadh Unveils 4 Industrial Oases to Support Women in Labor Market

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 4, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – The Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources launched on Monday an initiative to support entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the National Transformation Program 2020. The initiative includes the construction...

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Five Initiatives to Develop the Judicial Sector in Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The Saudi Justice ministry will reveal on Monday details of five initiatives within the National Transformation Program 2020 aimed at shortening litigation procedures, achieving institutional excellence, reducing flow of cases to the courts and promoting...