Saudi Arabia Sector Analysis - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Thu, 05 May 2016 10:51:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 A leading hotel in Riyadh discusses the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia /a-leading-hotel-in-riyadh-discusses-the-tourism-sector-in-saudi-arabia.htm Thu, 05 May 2016 10:51:00 +0000 /a-leading-hotel-in-riyadh-discusses-the-tourism-sector-in-saudi-arabia.htm In the last two years, more than 84 billion Saudi riyals have been invested in the country's tourism sector, according to the manager of a leading five star hotel in Riyadh. Around 11 million people visit the Kingdom each year, primarily for religious tourism.

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]]> Zain – A Leading Telecom in Saudi Arabia – Standing out of the Connected Crowd /zain-a-leading-telecom-in-saudi-arabia-standing-out-of-the-connected-crowd.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:51:00 +0000 /zain-a-leading-telecom-in-saudi-arabia-standing-out-of-the-connected-crowd.htm With a total population of approximately 30 million people, the oil state 鈥渋s a very dynamic market,鈥� Hassan Kabbani, the CEO of Zain KSA, told Marcopolis in an exclusive interview. 鈥淭here is a very high level of mobile penetration, reaching more than 180%, and very high level of Smartphone penetration.鈥� Such figures are rare in the emerging markets, but typical for the Gulf Arab oil states with its low population density, but huge distances between the different cities and villages.

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]]> Al Saedan Real Estate 鈥� The Real Estate Leader Building on a Kingdom鈥檚 Vision /al-saedan-real-estate-the-real-estate-leader-building-on-a-kingdom-s-vision.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:05:04 +0000 /al-saedan-real-estate-the-real-estate-leader-building-on-a-kingdom-s-vision.htm According to Citigroup (博鱼体育娱乐平台 East), approximately 60 percent of all real estate projects worth 3.5 trillion dollars underway or in the pipeline in the 博鱼体育娱乐平台 East are located in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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]]> Saudi Real Estate Sector: Sector Analysis /saudi-real-estate-sector-buoyant-and-visionary.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:47:33 +0000 /saudi-real-estate-sector-buoyant-and-visionary.htm Amid ample demand from an ever young and ambitious population, property in the oil-rich kingdom is booming. But the run for climatised square meters in the desert adds fuels inflation in the biggest Gulf Arab country.

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]]> Tourism in Saudi Arabia: A Growing Niche /tourism-in-saudi-arabia-a-growing-niche.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:50:49 +0000 /tourism-in-saudi-arabia-a-growing-niche.htm The tourism and service industry could be the providential answer to the pressing unemployment issues in the Kingdom. According to the country鈥檚 master economic and industrial development plan through the year 2025, the total Saudi labor force in 2009 consisted of 4,885,960 workers. That figure is projected to grow to 11,850,180 by the end of the planning period.

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]]> Saudi Banking Sector: Saudi Banks Bank on Change /saudi-banking-sector-saudi-banks-bank-on-change.htm Mon, 09 Feb 2015 17:08:45 +0000 /saudi-banking-sector-saudi-banks-bank-on-change.htm Saudi banks are not only earning money on oil trading. While one might suggest that Saudi lenders became big due to a windfall of the country鈥檚 revenues from energy exports, little is known about the Saudi role as the biggest capital market in the Arab world.

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