Main challenges facing the healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mahmoud A. Al Yamany, CEO of King Fahad Medical City talks about the main challenges facing the healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia.
The first Proton therapy centre in the Middle East is being built by KFMC
King Fahad Medical City is one of the largest medical complexes in the world. Most of it began a long time ago in the ‘70s when the idea was first formulated and then the building commenced in 1983. It became operational in 2003 and now after a decade of operation it has become one of the benchmarks in the Middle East and we have the vision to become an international benchmark.
King Fahad Medical City is the largest and most advanced medical complex in the Middle East
The increase in the expenditures in healthcare has been dramatically higher over the past decade, from about 3% of GDP to about 7% of GDP. That is significant; if we continue on that path soon enough we will be getting up-to the 15% or even 20% level and that would be a huge burden for the government.
Top Renewable Energy Companies in Jordan
Marcopolis.net has compiled the list of the top renewable energy companies in Jordan. In 2005 the Jordanian government launched a gradual removal of subsidies for fossil fuels in a strategy to liberalise Jordan’s energy markets…
Education sector in Saudi Arabia: overview by Al Yamamah University
Prof. Hussein M. AlFreihi, President of Al Yamamah University talks about education sector in Saudi Arabia.
Iraqi Kurdistan Economic Report 2016: Kurdistan’s Great Recession
Not long ago, the future looked bright for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Long an oasis of peace in an otherwise unstable region, by 2013 the three Kurdish provinces of Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, and Dohuk had become the most prosperous part of the country. Not only were they developing their own oil and gas resources but they were also diversifying into non-oil sectors such as cement, tourism, and real estate. In the major cities consumers were flush with cash—business was booming at shopping malls, car dealerships, gold shops, hotels, and restaurants. Iraq’s tallest apartment and office buildings were under construction. The region’s dream of becoming the “next Dubai” seemed to be fast becoming a reality.
Al Saedan leads Saudi real estate sector in compounds
Al Saedan has been in the real estate business since 85 years and evolving since then but the past forty years when my father started the company as the first generation developing infrastructure developments.
Petrochemical industry in Saudi Arabia: looming challenges
Despite opening up to markets in the east and to investors globally, the future of the Saudi petrochemical industry remains challenging. About 90 million tons is the total annual output of Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical production.
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Overview of oil, banking, telecom, real estate, investment and industry sector by KAMCO
Faisal Hasan, Senior VP of Investment Research Department at KAMCO talks about the oil and gas, banking, real estate, telecom and industry sector.
Kuwait: oil prices can trigger change and strengthen the economy
Bader Al Humaidhi, Former Minister of Finance of Kuwait talks the impact of the low oil prices on Kuwait’s economy.