Keeping a check on AI Oliver Wyman’s CEO highlights the pitfalls of regulating AI October 29, 2024 AI leaders gathered in Riyadh in September for the Global AI Summit (GAIN). Hosted by the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority, GAIN 2024 explored themes such as generative AI, AI in urban life and the ethical governance of AI. Nick Studer, president and CEO of Oliver Wyman, who spoke on ‘AI governance in an interconnected [...]
The FII Institute’s PRIORITY Compass Global Citizen Survey: A Blueprint For Tomorrow October 22, 2024 In 2022, the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute embarked on a mission to collate data on what are the most pressing concerns of the majority of the world’s population through the inception of the FII PRIORITY Compass, its global citizen survey. The survey’s role is to help world leaders and decision-makers identify and thereby address these concerns. [...]
Starmer should make trade with Saudi Arabia a top priority October 22, 2024 The UK and Saudi Arabia have long cultivated strong ties. A bilateral trade relationship represents trade in goods and services between the two of a significant £17.6 billion for the 12 months to the end of Q1 of 2024.* Crucially, the Saudi government is investing billions into the UK economy through the Saudi sovereign wealth [...]
It is 14 days until FII8: The catalyst for global economic transformation October 15, 2024 Inside Saudi provides readers in the City and beyond with insights from Saudi Arabia, one of the fast growing markets in the world. Each week we’ll bring you exclusive interviews, news you can use and spotlight the companies making things happen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The countdown has begun for the eighth edition [...]
New business partnership promises to renovate Saudi Real Estate October 9, 2024 Inside Saudi provides readers in the City and beyond with insights from Saudi Arabia, one of the fast growing markets in the world. Each week we’ll bring you exclusive interviews, news you can use and spotlight the companies making things happen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s population is growing, and growing fast. [...]
Supporting Saudi Vision October 4, 2024 A new strategic alliance between Invescore and Zucchetti promises to bring transformative solutions to the Saudi market. It is a perfect match, one which combines broad international expertise with deep roots in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Zucchetti, the renowned global provider of integrated technology solutions and consulting services, has forged a strategic alliance with [...]
Future of Fintech – Saudi sets out to lead the next fintech revolution October 4, 2024 Saudi fintech is firing on all cylinders as the country sets out to compete on the global stage with the likes of Silicon Valley and Singapore. With digital transformation taking hold across Saudi Arabia’s financial system and beyond, fintech is currently one of the fastest growing industries in the Saudi economy. Crucially, local companies are [...]
“A real cause of transformation” – The CEO of Al-Nassr praises Saudi Arabia’s football project October 2, 2024 Interview with the CEO of Al-Nassr FC Saudi football is on the move. In January 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo, the world’s most followed individual on Instagram, joined the Saudi Pro League’s (SPL) Al-Nassr. Last June, the country’s sovereign wealth fund (PIF) took majority stakes in the club and the other SPL “Big Four”, followed by a [...]
New Saudi law renews drive to boost foreign investment October 2, 2024 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is radically re-wiring its economy. The Vision 2030 programme announced in 2016 kick-started an ambitious plan to reduce the country’s dependence on oil revenues, launch infrastructural “giga-projects” and generate an extensive array of modern industries, ranging from luxury tourism to AI. In order to achieve these ambitions, the Kingdom will [...]
The British government should make Saudi Arabia a top priority October 1, 2024 Interview with Lord Dominic Johnson of Lainston Bilateral trade between Great Britain and Saudi Arabia has grown considerably in recent years. Indeed, the total trade in goods and services between the two Kingdoms amounted to £17.6 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2024. This makes Saudi Arabia the United Kingdom’s twenty-third-largest [...]