Nearly three years ago to the day, we were contacted by the team at EC English Language Centres as they looked to expand upon their existing business in Saudi. Back then they were hosting many Saudi students at their language schools around the world, but they thought the Saudi market might be changing… Working with…
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Following on from the Saudi Crown Prince’s tour of the UK, US and France, and in advance of Ramadan and the Farnborough Air Show in July 2018, the ADS Group is running a webinar in partnership with AEI Saudi and the DSO team at the British Embassy in Riyadh. The webinar will cover recent changes…
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This week we are featuring an article written by one of AEI’s long-term residents on the importance of supporting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi Vision 2030. In the post-Brexit era the longstanding Saudi-British trade relationship is becoming ever more important; in order to maintain the strength of this relationship, the UK must continue…
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The first contracts for the Kingdom’s $500bn mega-city, Neom, have been awarded. A number of official residences and Government buildings will be located on the Red Sea coast around 95 miles west of Tabuk. It has been reported that Saudi BinLadin Group has been commissioned to build one of the residences, and banks have reportedly…
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It’s full steam ahead on the railways in Saudi! The recent Middle East Rail exhibition delivered a number of long-awaited announcements regarding the expansion of the rail network not only in Saudi but also the broader GCC region. Although there remain a lot of questions, it does seem that there is now some momentum beginning…
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Well, as we bid farewell to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, we can reflect on an extraordinary week for AEI! As I’m sure you all know, Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been visiting the UK this week and he has certainly been grabbing the headlines, with those in favour and those against making their…
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This week will see Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman visiting London. You may have noticed the many advertising hoardings around the capital highlighting this rare event and also that we at AEI Saudi have chosen to promote them. And you will see various news reports and newspaper articles this week all talking about Saudi going…
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The AEI calendar is filling up fast! After a busy start to 2018 the AEI team is gearing up for an action-packed events calendar over the next few months. On 16th April, one of the AEI UK team will be speaking at an event organised by Eversheds Sutherland, DIT and the Saudi British Joint Business…
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The last 12 months has seen an extraordinary pace of change in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The announcement in 2016 of Vision 2030, the plan to ween the country off oil, was initially received with scepticism. However, 2017 really showed that the Saudi royal family is intent on change. 2018 has already got off…
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The AEI team will be at Gulfood 2018 in Dubai next month! John Lockwood and Freddie Blackman of the AEI Consulting team will be there from Sunday 18th to Tuesday 20th February to talk to any British exporters looking to introduce their products into the Saudi market – the largest in the Middle East. If…
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