Real Estate is Second Largest Sector in Saudi Arabia after Oil
Mohammed S. Alkhalil, President of FAD Investment & Development
Real estate is a major issue in Saudi Arabia. It is the second largest sector after oil and gas.
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Mohammed S. Alkhalil, President of FAD Investment & Development
Real estate is a major issue in Saudi Arabia. It is the second largest sector after oil and gas.
Mohammad Al Saja Chairman of Mizat Development Company
In the real estate market in Saudi in the last three to four years, the prices doubled or tripled. As you know, the population growth in the country is becoming very high. This is one of the reasons that suddenly the government realized there is high demand for land, or in other words, a high housing demand.
Dr. Ahmed Sindi, General Manager of SATCO
The Saudi Arabian economy has taken significant strides. The government has invested a lot of money in building a huge amount of infrastructure, such as airports, cities, and the like. Our company, SATCO, being a classified contracting company with a first classification, stands to benefit significantly from the extensive opportunities in construction in particular and also in other divisions of our work.
Ali O. Al-Rakban, CEO of Al Safi, Saudi Arabia
With our 35 years of experience in Saudi in the modern agricultural industry and especially in dairy as well as in poultry, I believe we created a world-class, efficient agricultural project. The biggest challenge is and will be with water consumption. For example, today 96% of the water consumption in the dairy business comes from feeding.
Dr. Boutros Klink, CEO of Standard Chartered
Saudi Arabia, compared to the other nations in the GCC, has the largest population. It also has the largest local population. So the demographics mix is different. In the credit card industry, the way we deal with the customer base is very different because we are able to build long term relationships with the customers and service their needs as their requirements grow throughout their life cycle.
Priyan L. Attygalle CEO of American Express, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, compared to the other nations in the GCC, has the largest population. It also has the largest local population. So the demographics mix is different. In the credit card industry, the way we deal with the customer base is very different because we are able to build long term relationships with the customers and service their needs as their requirements grow throughout their life cycle.
Bader Saad Al Shaya, VP Marketing and Sales of Solidarity Takaful
Previously there were about 90 insurance companies; now there are around 35 and all of them are licensed and controlled. Lots of major steps have been taken in terms of regulations and in terms of controlling the market.
Gary M. Lewin, CEO of AXA Cooperative Insurance Company
The big differential here in Saudi Arabia is the demographics: it is a very young population and it is the largest population in the Middle East and among all the states in the Gulf. From an AXA Group perspective, this is where we see huge growth potential.
The market for environmental services in Saudi Arabia is big and it is booming. Many companies have invested in Saudi Arabia particularly in the oil and chemical sectors. Therefore, there exists a great need to dispose of the waste products from these industries in order to protect the environment.
Dr Mohammed A. Al-Ajlan, CEO of Ra-yek Real Estate
In real estate, we have many companies, one of which is Ra-yek Real Estate. We have developed many projects including Sky Towers and Nakheel Towers. We are working on another project, which will be the Riyadh Towers, and is due to begin construction in 2015 or early 2016 and should be concluded by 2017.