Riyadh — The Business Year (TBY) is pleased to announce the
publication of The Business Year: Saudi Arabia 2014.
This research on the business and investment landscape in Saudi Arabia features
over 250 interviews with major policy makers and business leaders as well as
in-depth analysis on the majors sectors of the economy. The Business Year:
Saudi Arabia 2014 was produced in partnership with the Riyadh Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (RCCI), the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(JCCI) and Asharqia Chamber.
Betül Çakaloğlu, Regional Director of TBY, commented, “The demand
for intelligence from the Saudi market is substantial and growing. Our work in
the country will spread awareness to the international business community and
help ambitious firms and individuals to enter the market successfully. Saudi
Arabia is the largest economy in the Gulf, and growth in non-oil sectors has
been bolstered by strong government spending, advancing regulatory structures,
and the recent opening of the stock market to international investors. These
developments have spurred increased international attention and The Business
Year: Saudi Arabia 2014 is currently in very high demand inside and outside of
Saudi Arabia.”
Mohammed Al Kathiri, secretary-general of the RCCI, added, “I’ve
read the latest remarkable volume of The BusinessYear 2014 on the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia by The Business Year International Inc. The most notable aspect of
this edition has been its full coverage of a wide range of different economic
and financial features as well as its conduct of numerous interviews with the
Kingdom’s most prominent businessmen engaged in diverse domains and key fields.
Representing the JCCI, Deputy Chairman Mazen Batarji said, “TBY is
a specialized economic magazine well-known worldwide, and provide the readers
with vital information which can help Saudi and international business
communities in expanding their business in the Saudi market.”
From the Asharqia Chamber, Chairman Abdul Rahman Al Otaishan
commented, “The Business Year: Saudi Arabia 2014 is a great initiative aimed at
promoting Saudi Arabia as one of the preferred destinations for foreign firms
not only in the Middle East, but also in the world as a whole. Judged by its
wealth of contents featuring market surveys, forecasting and analysis, it has
become an essential tool for everyone interested in on-going trade and
businesses in the Kingdom.”
The interviews are structured around chapters covering the main
sectors of the economy: diplomacy & politics, economy, finance, energy,
industry & mining, ICT, transport, real estate & construction,
agriculture, health & education, and tourism. TBY’s research articles
provide the reader with vital facts and figures—at both the macroeconomic and
microeconomic levels—as well as highlight specific projects, investments, and
opportunities. The publication concludes with an executive guide, with Merali’s
providing an accountancy framework for foreign companies interested in
expanding their businesses into the Saudi Arabian market.
Over 87,000 copies of The Business Year: Saudi Arabia 2014
were distributed internationally, as well as an additional 120,000 via TBY’s
Iphone, Ipad and Android applications.
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TBY is a leading provider of business investment services and
publisher of yearly information resources on national economies and business
environments. TBY provides accurate, timely, and country-specific economic and
business data, assessing the trends and developments of all the major economic
sectors of the countries in which it conducts research. TBY presents the real
opportunities and those creating them—policy makers, business people, civil
servants, and key stakeholders.
