Saudi Arabia

Carrots and Sticks

In December we published a blog post about the Saudi government's campaign to attract international companies to set up regional...

PIF & FII - Investment at the centre of Saudi vision

The flow of investment related news from Saudi at the start of 2021 has been almost overwhelming. From the Crown Prince's desert...

The 6 Trillion Dollar Man

One major absence from our news feeds this January has been the sight of politicians and business leaders jetting into the Swiss Alps for...

NEOM- A straight line to the future?

Of all the mega-ambitious mega-projects that Saudi Arabia has recently committed to, none come close to the scale and aspiration of NEOM....

Qatar- Will renewed cooperation bring a boost?

For the last three years, thanks to the blockade of Qatar by the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, the 50-minute flight from Dubai to Doha...

Riyadh - A regional hub?

The current levels of activity and energy in the Saudi capital dispel the idea of a post-covid slump. There is no doubt that...

Super-yachts & Saudi. The Red Sea opens up.

Now a new destination, easily accessed from the Mediterranean and Asian maritime routes is being developed through a collaboration between

Saudi & Art. An emerging market for the sector.

Two stories coming out of Saudi indicate that the Kingdom is pressing ahead with its long-term plans for developing Culture and the Arts..

Saudi shopping spree. Clues for the future?

This post has been re-started several times thanks to the fluid and speculative nature of information during the Covid crisis. As cases...