Mobily’s main strategy in Saudi Arabia for 2016-2017
Ahmed Farroukh, CEO of Mobily talks about Mobily’s main strategy in Saudi Arabia for 2016-2017.
Saudi telecom industry is a unique one
Ahmed Farroukh, CEO of Mobily talks about the telecom market in Saudi Arabia.
Main challenges in the Saudi telecom market
Ahmed Farroukh, CEO of Mobily talks about the main challenges in the Saudi telecom market.
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Outlook for Saudi capital markets and mortgage market
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.
Global Islamic bond issuance is expected to reach $175 billion in 2015, up from $110 in 2014, and is projected to hit $250 billion by 2020
Interview with Hani O. Baothman, Managing Director & CEO of Al Murjan Holding.
With over 27 million consumers, Saudi Arabia is the largest ICT market in the Middle East
With over 27 million consumers and a number of global enterprises, Saudi Arabia is the largest ICT market by far in the Middle East. For example, the Saudi telecoms and information technology industry represents about 51 to 55% of the total Middle Eastern market.
Mobily: exclusive interview with Ahmed Farroukh
Our focus in investment will definitely be on 4G. It will take almost two years of testing for 5G to see the light. For us, LTE will be our main investment.
Middle East Specialized Cables: strategy and expansion plans
I think this is a transit period and that probably over the next 6 to 9 months it will recover again. However I see big potential in the African and North African market. This will be our focus for next year.
Saudi manufacturing sector able to compete on global scale
We have two issues here. As you said, there are many new laws, but there is also development. There has been substantial development of the e-platforms in Saudi Arabia for interacting with the government and that has substantially eased the burden when it comes to operations. Most of the materials that we deal with here in Saudi Arabia are available locally.
Market for IT services in Saudi Arabia grows 12-13% annually
The market for IT services grew at about 12 to 13%.