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Saudi Arabiaالسعودية العربية
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STRENGTHS
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Education
• Saudi Arabia Education system under– Government agencies of Ministry of Education– The Ministry of Higher Education– General Organization for Technical Education and
Vocational Training
• Education starts at 6 years old• Examination at end of the 6th grade
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Education (cont.)
• Schools are not co-educational• Women are prevented from studying– Engineering– Journalism– Architecture
• Saudi Arabia literacy rates– 85% among males– 70% among females
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Economics
Growth in GDP• 80% between 2009-
2011• 5% growth in U.S
Ease of Doing Business• Named 11 out of 183
in Annual Report
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WTO Member
• Trade negotiations
• Implementations and monitoring
• Dispute settlement
• Building trading capacity
• Outreach
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Road, Rail, & Port Infrastructure
There is a new road being
established in Saudi Arabia
called the Atlantic Route Corridor.
It will start in northern Saudi
Arabia stretching due south, and
then east to Westford.
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Road, Rail, & Port Infrastructure
Currently the kingdom has
1,200 km of rail ways. When the
project is finished in 2015, the
kingdom will have 7,000 km of
rail roads.
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Road, Rail, & Port Infrastructure
15 Ports in Saudi Arabia. The
Majority of them are located in Eastern and
Southern Saudi Arabia, for a total of 9 major ports.
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WEAKNESSES
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Political Forces Outside Saudi Arabia
• Political Unrest in the Middle East
• Revolts
• Terrorism
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Geographic Location
Because of the recent unrest in the Middle East, problems may
arise from exposing the company to this
location.
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Culture
• Religion
– Schedule of prayers
–Month of Ramadan
• Women’s social standing
• Pork-free diet
• Advertisements aimed at Men
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OPPORTUNITIES
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Favorable Taxes
• Joint ventures – five year tax holiday
• Agricultural – ten year tax exemption
• Company tax rates between 25 and 45 percent
• Foreign employees not taxed on income
• Zakat religious tax
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U.S. – Saudi Arabia Relations
• Ancestral ties and shared values
• 9/11 Attacks
– Both take the stance Saudi Arabia wasn’t involved
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Promising Economic Growth
• Privatization
• Laws to Encourage Investment
• Capital Markets Law
• Foreign Investment Law
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Limited Competition
• Consumes 45% of all feed barley in global
markets
• Import millions of sheep each year
• Pilgrimage to Mecca
– 2 million people
– Government provides food all month
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THREATS
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Unemployment
• Unemployment Rate• 10.9%• Production Capacity• Potential Opportunity
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Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
• New wave of youth activism– Government reinforces strict limits on political
activism
• Related Developments– Internet – social media tools– “Reform stimulus” package - $37 billion –Municipal council elections
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Terrorism – 9/11 Attack
Company ABC is thinking about moving into
Country XYZ. Recently, XYZ has been found to
be involved in funding terroristic attacks.
• Would you still buy from them?
• If you were an investor, would you still invest
or sell your stock?
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Terrorism
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Terrorism
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SUMMARY
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Strengths
• Education
• Economy
• WTO Member
• Road, Rail, & Port Infrastructure
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Weaknesses
• Political Forces outside Saudi Arabia
• Culture
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Opportunities
• Favorable Taxes
• U.S. and Saudi Arabia Relations
• Promising Economics Growth
• Limited Competition
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Threats
• Unemployment
• Terrorism
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Recommendation
Saudi Arabia does have considerable downsides such as terrorism, extremely high unemployment rates, and migration. However, Saudi Arabia does have a promising growth in economic areas and Saudi Arabia continues to have strong ties with the U.S. as far as trade relations and investments. The lower corporate taxes, the ability to move products and services freely throughout the Middle East, and limited competition in the food and beverage industries have lead Team Saudi Arabia to recommend in favor of moving forward and expanding business to Saudi Arabia.
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