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SAUDISATION: A NATIONAL ISSUE.

Saudisation: A nationa l issu e by Hadi Khatib on Mar 21, 2015   Saudi Arabia’s new king, Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud will, in the coming months, be managing an important political transition. The new king has already said that jobs and stability are his two top priorities, and with unemployment currently standing at 11.8%, the two issues are linked. Saudi Arabia’s adherence to World Trade Organisation agreements in November 2005 helped to integrate the Saudi economy globally, attracting domestic and foreign investment and creating job opportunities for Saudi citizens. It forged ahead with generous government spending on massive projects encompassing education, housing, healthcare and transport while also incentivising private sector firms to provide training, education and job opportunities with a view to making the Saudi workforce more competitive. One of the Kingdom’s main strategies for targeting unemployment is Nitaqat – the Saudisation project launc...
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Economic Snapshot for the Major Economies May 2917

May 31, 2017 Looming uncertainties threaten global economic recovery  Global economic activity firmed up at the outset of the year according to comprehensive data for Q1. Global GDP rose 2.9% annually (Q4 2016: +2.8% year-on-year), which was a notch above the 2.8% expansion that  our panel of analysts had projected last month . On top of the acceleration in  China  reported last month, growth in the  United States  was revised upward on stronger private consumption and investment. The economic story remained largely intact in the Euro area, with GDP benefiting from a declining unemployment rate and a robust external sector. In  Japan , a competitive yen and healthy investment buttressed economic growth. On the downside, economic dynamics in the  United Kingdom  started to feel the pinch of high inflation and subdued wage growth. Nevertheless, uncertainty is looming on the horizon and some events are threatening the global economic r...
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DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA

Doing business in Africa - common practices that might hamper your success! Publicado el 20 de marzo de 2017 SiguiendoDejar de seguir Holger Vogt Market Entry Strategist - Growth Markets The ‘Africa rising’ narrative has dominated the discussion within the Africa business community over the past few years. Conferences, summits or events that focus on Africa tend to discuss reoccurring topics. Most commonly they centre around Africa’s high population growth (from 1.2 to 2.5bn in 2050), increasing discretionary income (growth of the middle class) and the issue of finance (export credit insurance). Six years after  The Economist  prominently featured the  ‘Africa rising’  story, European ‘Mittelstand’ (eng. SME) companies slowly start to explore business opportunities in Africa. Successfully?! As a first-time LinkedIn writer, I will aim to regularly share my experiences with you to equip yourself with some tools that will help you doing bus...
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