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Jeddah

The original report was published in The Independet on Wednesday, February 10, 2011
Finance | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
A modern, urban city exemplifies change
Jeddah, the most dynamic city in Saudi Arabia, has taken major, positive strides in its social, economic and educational reforms
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Enterprise
Trade and industry flourish as construction booms
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Creating better urban spaces
Twenty years ago, the late Abdulaziz Abdullah Kamel, maestro behind the Jeddah City Centre urban regeneration movement, founded Urban Development Co (UDC) with the vision to develop sustainable real estate projects that simultaneously preserve Saudi cities’ local heritage and culture, and create profits for both the company and its investors.
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Energy | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Major R&D push to harness solar power
Al-Afandi has its name on some of the world’s best solar cells and its diverse activities span IT, road safety and agriculture
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
‘The key to success is patience’
As the company’s chairman, how do you view the evolution of Haji Husein Alireza Co Ltd in Saudi Arabia?
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Sheikh Abdullah Saeed Binzagr, President of Binzagr Group
The key to taking brands nationwide
Binzagr Group manufactures and distributes a wide range of international consumer products across the kingdom
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
AK Saeed Group set to further diversify at home and abroad
Since its inception, the AK Saeed Group has built close and enduring relationships with major international companies
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Gain motivation and information at the Chamber of Commerce
The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) was founded in 1946, making it the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s oldest such group. The chamber’s goal is straightforward: to “be the major driver and motivator for economic growth and business sector development in Jeddah”.
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Education | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
The government wants the number of university students to almost double to 1.7 million by 2014
New facilities, wider access and foreign exchanges abound
Huge amounts of money are being pumped into the education system as Saudi Arabia moves towards realising its dream of becoming a knowledge-based economy.
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
New healthcare needs spark private sector involvement
The epicentre of advanced medicine and healthcare in the region, Saudi Arabia boasts an excellent public healthcare system, which was allotted nearly $14 billion (£8.8 billion) in the 2009 budget.
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Tourism & Culture | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Visitors to Jeddah enjoy a host of sites, activities and world-class services
It should come as no surprise that the port city that has for over 1,000 years served as the main gateway to the holy cities of Makkah and Medina is also Saudi Arabia’s most liberal and cosmopolitan city.
 
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Tourism & Culture | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
The National Commercial Bank, the largest bank by assets in the Arab world
Jeddah
The bride of the Red Sea and gateway to the Holy Mosques
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Tourism & Culture | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Yesterday
Many cities boast of being gateways to regions or to markets, yet Jeddah is the Muslim world’s religious gateway in the true sense of the word, and has been since the seventh century AD.
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Tourism & Culture | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Today
Jeddah has come a long way since the days of fishing and caravans.
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Automotive experts drive up quality
Haji Husein Alireza & Co Ltd is the exclusive distributor in Saudi Arabia for Aston Martin, Mercury, Mazda and MAN Trucks
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Record results from a family business
Yousuf MA Naghi & Sons Group is a Jeddah-based group that deals in the distribution, service, catering, transportation and manufacturing sectors
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Makkah benefits from Alwan’s quality environmental care
Integrated environmental services form the core business of Alwan Trading Company Ltd. Over the past three decades, the company has been meeting the environmental challenges thrown up by the kingdom’s hectic urbanisation.
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Finance | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
The AAA-rated IDB fosters economic development and social progress in its member countries
A regional financial centre with Islamic banking talent
Saudi Arabia has a strong, growing financial sector. The city of Jeddah, with its busy port, increasingly important industrial activity and home base for major trading companies, is also gaining ground as a regional financial centre.
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Finance | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
NCB banking on growth
The National Commercial Bank, the oldest and largest lender in the country, sees profits, assets, deposits and loans continue to rise
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Education | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Empowering women through education
Dar Al-Hekma is an internationally accredited private, non-profit women’s college that prepares its students for a greater role in society
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Industry and Trade | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Tamer Group is involved in innovative research products for the whole region
Trust and experience in healthcare
Tamer Group is the kingdom’s oldest and most trusted name in the healthcare industry
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Tourism & Culture | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Fakieh’s top five holiday developments
Hospitality comes with an innovative spirit at the five tourism developments created in Jeddah by the Fakieh Group
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World Report

LOCATION:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen

AREA:
Total: 2,149,690 sq km
Country comparison to the world: 13
Land: 2,149,690 sq km
Water: 0 sq km

AREA - comparative:
Slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US

CLIMATE:
harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes

POPULATION:
26,131,703 (July 2011 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 46
Note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals

CAPITAL:
Name: Riyadh

GDP - composition by sector:
Agriculture: 2.6%
Industry: 61.8%
services: 35.7% (2010 est.)

AGRICULTURE - products:
Wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk

INDUSTRIES:
Crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair, construction

EXPORTS:
$237.9 billion (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 19
$192.3 billion (2009 est.)

EXPORTS - commodities:
Petroleum and petroleum products 90%

EXPORTS - partners:
Japan 15.4%, China 12.5%, US 12.3%, South Korea 10.4%, India 7.7%, Singapore 4.3% (2009)