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‘World becoming inter-dependent’ (1/26/2010)
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is also the envoy of the Mideast Quartet, called on nations to enhance competitiveness to create better conditions for business growth across the world and to look to the East for successful business modules.
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Michael Dell Emphasizes Role of Information Technology, Entrepreneurialism in Driving Sustainable Competitiveness (1/26/2010)
Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell today emphasized the critical role of information technology (IT) and entrepreneurial thought-leadership in helping organizations to remain competitive and achieve long-term success during his keynote speech to delegates attending the Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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SAGIA strives to meet 10x10 vision deadline (1/26/2010)
With just 11 months remaining until the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has to meet the deadline to fulfill its revolutionary 10x10 economic vision, the organization is pushing forward in helping the Kingdom upgrade its regulatory regime to provide an optimal business environment.
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Ambitious plan launched at competitiveness forum (1/24/2010)
An ambitious new program that will require all the country’s economic cities to provide world class government services to residents and investors within 60 minutes, 24 hours a day and seven days a week was launched Saturday night in Riyadh at the 4th Global Competitiveness Forum 2010.
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4th Global Competitiveness Forum opens today (1/23/2010)
The fourth Global Competitiveness Forum begins Saturday in Riyadh, gathering noted experts from around the world, among them Nobel laureates, to discuss this year’s theme of “sustainable competitiveness”.
Held under the patronage of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the four-day forum is hosting 15 workshops that will look at “concepts of understanding, incentives, and requirements involved in achieving sustainable competitiveness from sociopolitical perspective.”
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Saudi Arabia receives top rank for four consecutive years as the best investment environment in the Middle East and North Africa (12/5/2009)
Dr. Al-Awwad, Deputy Governor of the Investment Authority and the 10 × 10 program leader, said that a clear vision, positive mechanisms, and solid benchmarks have driven the success of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority’s (SAGIA) new strategy to improve the investment climate.
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Saudi 13th most competitive country in World Bank ratings (9/12/2009)
Saudi Arabia is the most competitive country in the Middle East and the 13th in the world, according to the latest World Bank rankings.
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The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and NASDAQ OMX Announce a Joint Corporate Governance Initiative (3/24/2009)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia and NEW YORK, Mar 24, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) ----The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
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World Economic Forum Report Ranks Saudi Arabia the 27th Most Competitive Country (10/8/2008)
Today the World Economic Forum recognized the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia among the Top 30 most competitive economies in its annual Global Competitiveness Report. Recent reforms in Saudi Arabia improved the Kingdom’s position from 35th to 27th out of 134 countries studied.
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Kingdom ranked 16th in World Bank report (9/10/2008)
Saudi Arabia has placed 16th in the World Bank's global business competitiveness report, Amr Al-Dabbagh, governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), announced late last night
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