Saudi Arabia Topics

Between 2013-2025, GCC countries will spend 1 trillion on defense

pmatay@marcopolis.net (Peter Matay) — Thu, 26 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Between 2013 and 2025, GCC countries will have spent roughly 1 trillion on defence and about 30% of this is dedicated to capital expenditures. If a 35% offset requirement is enforced this means that 105 billion could either be invested or sourced domestically creating more than 280,000 jobs.

Riyadh Valley Company: capitalising on emerging investment opportunities in tech sectors

pmatay@marcopolis.net (Peter Matay) — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:53:00 +0000

We were established in 2010 and since then we have invested in around 16 companies but it is common to pull your investments out of certain companies sometimes which we have done two or three times. Of those 16 companies, 3 are international, 3 are JVs locally here but with international partners and the remaining companies are start-ups based on Intellectual Properties emerging from the university.

Al Yamamah University: leading private education in Saudi Arabia

pmatay@marcopolis.net (Peter Matay) — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:36:00 +0000

Al Yamamah University (YU) is a relatively new, fully accredited private university of about 2000 students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Assessment of the Saudi offset program

pmatay@marcopolis.net (Peter Matay) — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:30:45 +0000

Sami Alhumaidi, Managing Director of PSATRI taks about the offset program in Saudi Arabia.