Mohammed Al-Jasser

Mohammed Al-Jasser latest

Jasser said he targeted annual economic growth of five percent in the country’s next five year development plan for the years 2015-2019.

May 7th, 2014 - 02:55 GMT

Spending their way out of trouble? Welfare spending and Saudi Arabia's pursuit of an economic 'qualitative shift'

The huge increase in welfare spending has helped buy social peace in Saudi Arabia and has spared the kingdom the kind of upheaval that toppled governments elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa during the ‘Arab Spring’ that began in 2011.

April 8th, 2014 - 07:37 GMT

Saudi Arabia makes the grade by placing higher education as its top priority

Saudi Arabia has already deported 60,000 migrant workers as part of its Saudization movement (Courtesy of Zawya)

January 7th, 2014 - 10:48 GMT

For the "deserving"? Saudi Arabia introduces new welfare program for select citizens

Rationalization of subsidies, particularly on fuels for non-targeted participants is needed to improve Saudi productivity

May 8th, 2013 - 10:10 GMT

Mohammed Al-Jasser latest

Spending their way out of trouble? Welfare spending and Saudi Arabia's pursuit of an economic 'qualitative shift'

Saudi Arabia makes the grade by placing higher education as its top priority

For the "deserving"? Saudi Arabia introduces new welfare program for select citizens

Suggestion of lifting oil subsidies in Saudi Arabia surfaces during conference