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“One of the government’s initiatives that SATCO is participating in is that SATCO has won a significant contract by the Ministry of Housing to build 778 villas in the northern region of Taima. It is a large project worth over 400 million Saudi riyals. SATCO so far has been one of the star contractors in terms of performance and delivery for such projects,” says Dr. Ahmed Sindi, General Manager of SATCO.

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Doing Business in Saudi Arabia: Steady Improvement

February 10, 2015

Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has emerged as one of the best places to do business in the Middle East. In its ranking “Ease of Doing Business” Index 2011, the World Bank ranked 11th out of 183 countries. Saudi Arabia has made significant progress by moving up to 11th place from the 67th place in the global ranking it occupied in 2005.

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Saudi Government to Build 500,000 Real Estate Units

February 8, 2015

“The Saudi market is currently facing a very short supply of real estate properties, which will fuel the demand over the next few years. The gap we need to fill about 1.2 million units over the next 5 years, which shows you the size of our inventory and the potential for growth within the market,” says Majed Al Hogail, Managing Director of Rafal Real Estate Development Co.

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Doing Business in Saudi Arabia is the Easiest According to Zamil

February 6, 2015

Abdul Rahman Al-Zamil, Chairman of Zamil Group
Without any hesitation I can tell you that doing business in Saudi Arabia is the easiest of all of these countries. Easy business doesn’t mean only government procedures.

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Real Estate is Second Largest Sector in Saudi Arabia after Oil

February 6, 2015

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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Best Way to Invest in Saudi Arabia is Trough Funds or Swaps

February 6, 2015

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.

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Investments into Real Estate Companies Trading on Saudi Stock Market

February 6, 2015

“If you look at the liquidity (petrodollars) which is coming into the country, it’s huge. This liquidity must find some channels to go into. Real estate went up in a very substantial way,” says Abdullah Saud Al-Rashoud, CEO of Blominvest Saudi Arabia.

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Best Investments in Saudi Arabia According to Blominvest: Mecca and Medina

February 6, 2015

“I believe that in some areas there is a potential for growth – Mecca, for example, or Medina, because the government is trying to make huge expansions for both Holy Mosques. The thing is that for those people who invest in Mecca, they cannot just go to invest in other places,” says Abdullah Saud Al-Rashoud, CEO of Blominvest Saudi Arabia.

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Investing in Saudi Arabia: Food Production With Efficient Water Consumption

February 4, 2015

“The big investment opportunities in agriculture will be in the food production with efficient water consumption. Greenhouses is an opportunity and different types of research to utilize seawater in agriculture could be an opportunity,” says Ali O. Al-Rakban, CEO of Al Safi.

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Allowing Private Sector to Start Renewable Energy Projects in Saudi Arabia

February 3, 2015

“I believe it is time for the private sector to step in and start privatising utilities. Why shouldn’t the private sector start their own power generation plants, where they can have their own utility generation units making 200 to 500 megawatts, which they sell to the government or to the electricity authority?,” asks Emad Al-Shamma, CEO of Al Khafrah Group Holding Co.