Saudi women: out of the unemployed 85%, 62% is not seeking employment
Lama Al Sulaiman, Board Member of Rolaco and Vice Chairwoman of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce talks about the future of women in Saudi Arabia.
One of the best hotels in Jeddah: Holiday Inn Jeddah Al Salam hotel
Hossam Al Gendy, general manager of Holiday Inn Jeddah Al Salam hotel, talks about one of the best hotels in Jeddah.
Tourism sector in Saudi Arabia: outlook
Hossam Al Gendy, general manager of Holiday Inn Jeddah Al Salam hotel, talks about the tourism sector in Jeddah and Saudi Arabia.
Doing business in Saudi Arabia is harder as kingdom drops to 49th place in 2014
It seems doing business in Saudi Arabia is getting harder. In 2011, Saudi Arabia ranked 10th in the World Bank’s doing business survey. In 2012, it was on the 12th position, and now 2014, the latest one is 49th position—and that’s a significant drop.
Foreign direct investment reached $7.8bn in 4th quarter 2014 from $9.3bn in 2013
There is a decrease in inflow of foreign direct investment. It appears to be US$ 7.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014 as opposed to US$ 9.3 in 2013.
Jeddah growing 10% per year as massive investments flow in
Mazen M. Batterjee, Vice President of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry talks about Jeddah as an economic hub as the city experiences 10% yoy growth.
Outlook for education sector in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mahmoud Omar Ba-Eissa, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs of University of Business & Technology talks about the outlook for the education sector in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia: women’s participation in the economy
Women’s participation in the economy comes under a few sectors. For a long time we have had women participating in family business because of course a lot of women inherit the business from their father with their brothers and the rest of the family. In that sense women are active in either overlooking or becoming shareholders and many times becoming board members of the family business. However, we do not have enough female board members in the family businesses.
Jeddah: making of the regional hub with more than $100bn investments
Doing Business in Saudi Arabia is getting harder, but it is well organized. At least now there is a law how to reach a certain amount of Saudization, a certain percentage allocated to each sector. If you match it, you can get your visa.
Arabic Bayan Institute for Teaching Arabic: innovation in Arabic learning
Arabic Bayan Institute for Teaching Arabic is a specialized school teaching Arabic language using the most innovative and revolutionary method proprietary to the institute.