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Ahmed AlFadaggi discusses endowments in Saudi Arabia in light of Vision 2030 and gives an overview of the General Authority for Awqaf. GAA aims to regulate, maintain, and develop endowments, in order to realize the Donor Conditions, and to enhance its role in economic and social development and social solidarity, in accordance with the objectives of Islamic law and regulations.
The Islamic finance industry has evolved in the direction of complying with the conventional system. Islamic finance industry has to rethink its philosophy. The latest trend in the industry is the emergence of innovations from Islamic institutions that are derived from the principals of the Islamic finance philosophy, not from the motive of providing solutions or mimicking the conventional finance systems.
We were established in 2010 and since then we have invested in around 16 companies but it is common to pull your investments out of certain companies sometimes which we have done two or three times. Of those 16 companies, 3 are international, 3 are JVs locally here but with international partners and the remaining companies are start-ups based on Intellectual Properties emerging from the university.
Al Yamamah University (YU) is a relatively new, fully accredited private university of about 2000 students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Badr Al-Musaibeh, CEO of Al Hammad Holding talks about restructuring of the group.
Saudi Arabia is a growing nation. Statistics show that 70% of the population is under the age of 30. There is a huge demand for education. One need only look to the increasing number of universities and colleges opening up in the past 15 to 20 years to see that. Right now, the Kingdom has 28 public universities and 12 private ones, and nearly the same number of private colleges. We also have vocational training programs, and other options for military-specific training, or for medicine.
Public debt in Saudi Arabia is among the world’s lowest, with a gross Debt-to-GDP ratio of less than 2% in 2014 and is expected to be around 6% by the end of 2015. The transportation mega projects will lead to economic activity and growth, plus the hospitality projects around Mecca and Medina.
The Saudi stock market today has been negatively affected by many factors particularly the geopolitical issues especially in Yemen and Syria and the sharp decline of the oil price from $120 to $40, which is a decline of some 60 or 70%.
Adil S. Dahlawi, managing director and CEO of Itqan Capital talks about the major investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia, capital markets, real estate and other topics.
Anees Ahmed Moumina, CEO of SEDCO Holding talks about private equity in Saudi Arabia.
