This week The National Labour Observatory has said that 1.06 million workers joined the business sphere in 2023 with women constituting 37% of the total.
In other news, the world’s first ‘Dragon Ball’ theme park will open in Saudi Arabia. This will be a part of the Qiddiya Investment Company’s project based just outside of Riyadh and will be based on the Japanese manga comic.
Economy, Budgets and Finance
Arab News: Saudi private sector employment soars with over 1m new hires. Read here
Al Arabiya: Saudi Arabia’s NEOM unveils massive lagoon resort ‘Treyam’. Read here
Asharq Al-Awsat: Encouraging Private Sector to Issue Sukuk Increases Savings Rate in Saudi Arabia. Read here
Government and Royal Family
Saudi Gazette: Saudi-led committee discusses Arab League reform. Read here
Arab News: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain sign MoUs to boost transportation cooperation. Read here
Saudi Gazette: Saudi foreign minister meets Singaporean counterpart in Riyadh. Read here
Defence and Security
Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Crown Prince Receives Pakistan's Army Commander in Jeddah. Read here
Arab News: Saudi defence minister guest of honour at Pakistan Day parade, gets top civilian award. Read here
Commercial
Arab News: Saudi Arabia plans $40bn push into artificial intelligence, NYT reports. Read here
Arab News: Saudi Arabia’s mining sector records 138% growth in exploitation licenses. Read here
Arab News: Saudi Arabia boosts its maritime connectivity with India. Read here
Social
Al Arabiya: World’s first ‘Dragon Ball’ theme park to open in Saudi Arabia. Read here
Arab News: Ramadan in Saudi Arabia ‘like nowhere else’. Read here
Al Arabiya: Eid al-Fitr 2024: Near week-long holiday in April in Saudi Arabia. Read here
If you would like to be added to our weekly email distribution of this newsletter, please contact us.