Course summary (Business in Saudi Arabia)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the economical, religious, political and
financial centers of the MENA economies (Middle East and North Africa).
Saudi Arabia represent 25% of Gross National Arab
Product. Saudi Arabia is a major player on the regional political scene.
- Saudi Arabia was the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, two holiest cities
of Islam, Makkah and Madinah, are in Saudi Arabia
- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the biggest economy
in the Middle East and the 24th biggest exporter
of the world
- The economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based in the oil sector.
Saudi Arabia has 25% of the proven oil reserves
of the world. The Saudi Arabian
Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) is the biggest oil producing company of the
world.
- In the last years the Saudi Government has taken measures to diversify
the economy, despite the global rise in energy prices, the non-oil sector
has been a decisive sector in the economic growth of Saudi Arabia.
- Saudi Arabia is the 3th economy in the world for macroeconomic
stability. The Saudi Riyal is one of the most steady currencies in the world.
- Saudi Arabia is the biggest free economic market in the Middle
East. Saudi market has a high purchasing
power of the region.
- The public sector, plays a major function in the industrial
activity. Saudi Arabia has a robust Gross domestic product (GDP) growth
in the last years.
- Jeddah is the headquarters of the Organization Islamic Conference
and the Islamic Development Bank
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has preferential access to:
Example of the course (Doing business in Saudi Arabia):



EENI delivers to HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal a Master Honoris Causa
EENI in Arabic:
ماجستير في التجارة الخارجية و التسويق الدولي