Enjoying Saudi’s Growth Partner How $1 trillion investment from PIF, and a fast-growing economy, make a strong investment case for global institutional investors. London, UK – Saudi Arabia’s sweeping urban transformation and ambitious real estate agenda were spotlighted in London at “Capitals London,” a two-day investor briefing held at Grosvenor House, Mayfair. Hosted by Tahaluf, the organizer of Cityscape Global, [...]
A New Era of Saudi-U.S. Strategic Partnership Partner Shahad Alsubaie – Inside Saudi How Vision 2030 and the 2025 Saudi-US Investment Forum Are Redefining Bilateral Cooperation, Innovation, and Global Economic Leadership The Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum 2025 represents a transformative milestone in bilateral relations, with the execution of 145 deals totaling over $300 billion in bilateral investments. It reflects a shift from transactional ties to [...]
Enduring Success Inside Saudi Mike Champion, Tahaluf CEO and co-founder of LEAP, tells Inside Saudi how LEAP is supporting the creation of a thriving and long-lasting tech sector in Saudi Arabia and how AI is all that matters at the moment. Mike Champion is Chief Executive of Tahaluf, co-creator and co-founder of LEAP, the world’s most attended tech event, [...]
“LEAP 2025, leading the way in AI Investments” February 18, 2025 Inside Saudi Board Sir Martin Sorrell is the founder of S4 Capital, whose wholly owned subsidiary Monks is a marketing and services model with a key focus on AI. It has thousands of digital experts working across almost 60 talent hubs in over 30 countries. Sir Martyn Lewis caught up with Sir Martin when he [...]
Growing with the Vision February 11, 2025 Tasnee is one of Saudi Arabia’s industrial giants. Its chief executive officer Fawaz Al Fawaz tells how the Saudi Vision 2030 is propelling Tasnee’s growth. Fawaz Al Fawaz is the Chief Executive Officer of Tasnee (National Industrialisation Company), the first fully owned joint stock industrial company in the Saudi private sector. It is now one [...]
Building the Future: New Murabba is Revolutionising Urban Living November 26, 2024 For most major cities, “downtown” means old territory, legacy buildings locked in the past. Not so in the Saudi capital Riyadh, where New Murabba, one of the world’s largest modern downtowns, is under construction. Managing this enormous undertaking is Chief Executive Michael Dyke, British veteran of Balfour Beatty and HS2. Sir Martyn Lewis interviewed him [...]
Saudi Arabia: A Unique Travel Experience November 19, 2024 At the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, Inside Saudi’s Sir Martyn Lewis stepped onto the Saudi Tourism Authority’s (STA) stand to see just how Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a ‘Must-Visit’ international tourist destination. Having undergone a significant cultural transformation in recent years, the government has committed vast resources to tourism and hospitality. [...]
Cityscape Global 2024: Showcasing Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate Opportunities November 19, 2024 Cityscape Global, the world’s largest exhibition for real estate, was bigger than ever this year. Opened by His Excellency Majed bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, the Minister of Municipalities and Housing, Riyadh played host to over 400 exhibitors, 200 institutional investors and 500 speakers. New projects and strategic agreements worth over US$51.26 billion were announced in the first [...]
Financing the Future – Saudi Arabia looks to grow its capital market November 12, 2024 Ahead of FII8’s conference in Riyadh, Sir Martyn Lewis interviewed Nayef Al-Athel, Group Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, of Saudi Tadawul Group, the parent company of Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, for Inside Saudi. Al-Athel talked about the great strides being made in the Kingdom to help facilitate capital flows into Saudi’s growing capital market. Sir [...]
Competition intensifies in Saudi’s surging insurance industry October 29, 2024 In recent years, Saudi Arabia has been building an insurance industry from scratch. In the process, the country has generated home-grown companies and attracted international giants such as Bupa to help cater to rising demand. So far, the expansion of insurance in the Kingdom has been dizzying. According to Saudi Arabia’s central bank (SAMA), in [...]