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Will business conditions improve in Saudi?

October 11, 2016

Riyadh, Oct 11: In a recent poll, 50% of respondents in Saudi Arabia expect business conditions to improve in one year.

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A survey conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one job site, and YouGov, a leading market research agency, showed that 40% of the respondents expect the country’s economy to improve in the next six months.

“Despite the negative feelings that have characterized the past few months, there are sparks of optimism among respondents that economic conditions in their countries will improve in the future,” said Suhail Al-Masri, VP of Employer Solutions, Bayt.com.

Overall, only 20% of respondents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia believe that their country’s economy has improved compared to 6 months earlier, while 26% claim that it has remained the same. 42% of the respondents believe their country’s economy has receded. When asked about future expectations, 40% of respondents were optimistic about the economy improving, and a lower number believed the opposite to be true (25%). Nevertheless, 21% of the respondents don’t expect any change in the economy.

In terms of business conditions, almost one in four KSA respondents (27%) believe that business conditions are presently good. Conversely, 31% believe that conditions are average, while 40% believe that they are bad.
Regarding expectations for business conditions in a year’s time, 50% of KSA respondents are optimistic, 19% expect the situation to remain unaltered, while 20% are not confident at all, stating that the business conditions have the potential to get worse.

When it comes to job availability, 34% state that there are few jobs available across few industries, while 27% of respondents believe there are few jobs available across various industries. About 16% of KSA respondents claim that there are plenty of jobs available but across a few industries only, while a minor 12% state that there are plenty of jobs available across a wide variety of industries.

When it comes to future availability of jobs, a general negative outlook prevails amongst KSA consumers, where 33% of the respondents believe there will be a decrease of jobs available in their country over the next six months, and 25% state that the availability won’t change. However, 28% are still positive about this, stating that job availability will increase.

Less than 1 in 5 respondents (19%) believe that their current financial position is better now than it was six months ago, while 35% believe that it has remained the same. On a positive note, almost 43% KSA respondents expect their financial situation to improve in the next six months, while 26% say that it will remain the same.

Considering the opinions on the future cost of living, the majority of respondents (65%) expect the cost of living to increase in the next six months. On the other hand, only 6% of them expect it to decrease. When asked about the situation of their current savings compared to last year’s, 16% of KSA respondents claim that their savings have increased, while a quarter (25%) claim that savings have remained the same. 55%, however, believe that their savings have decreased in the same period.

The survey further revealed that 38% of KSA respondents are planning to buy a vehicle for personal use in the next 12 months. Conversely, 51% are not planning on buying a vehicle at all. Of those who are planning on purchasing a vehicle, 45% are planning to buy a new vehicle, while 34% claim to be looking for a used car.

When it comes to investing in property in the next 12 months, more than a quarter of KSA respondents say that they are planning to purchase property (29%). 54% of respondents, however, are not. Of those who are planning on making a property investment, 56% will be looking to buy new property, while 15% will invest in pre-owned estate. Almost half of Saudi Arabia respondents are looking to purchase an apartment (35%), while around a quarter will buy a villa/townhouse/bungalow (31%). 35% will invest in commercial property.

In KSA, 23% of employed respondents feel that the number of employees in their companies has increased over the past six months, while 50% believe the opposite to be true. Over the course of the next six months, 25% of employed KSA respondents expect the number of employees in their organization to increase, while 26% expect this number to remain the same. Conversely, 40% say that the number of employees in their company will decrease.

With regards to satisfaction levels, 42% of employed KSA respondents are satisfied with their career growth opportunities, while 38% are dissatisfied. When it comes to compensation, almost a third of KSA respondents (34%) are satisfied, while almost half of them (43%) are dissatisfied with their current compensation levels. The majority of respondents (53%) are satisfied with the non-monetary benefits they receive, and 40% are satisfied with the level of job security in their current organization.

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June 26,2020

Dubai, Jun 26: As summers in Dubai bloom in its full glory, the most savoured summer fruit - Mongo - is getting the most special treatment in the city as it gets delivered to customers via an emperor like ride of a Lamborghini.

As per a video report by Gulf News, the Pakistan Supermarket in Dubai is delivering the king of fruits to the doorsteps of its customers in a green coloured Lamborghini to match the level of its supremacy among fruits.

"The king should travel like a king," says the managing director of the store, Mohammad Jehanzeb who delivers the pulpy fruit by himself and also takes the customers on a short ride in the luxury car.

In order to avail the offer rolled out on the Facebook page of the famous supermarket, customers are required to make a minimum order of Dh100, reports the Gulf News.

"The idea is to put a smile on people's faces and make them feel special," says Jehanzeb who has put a smile on the face of dozens of Dubai residents amidst the throes of a pandemic with his 'Mangoes in Lamborghini' campaign.

The delicacy this year has gone viral with videos of delighted mango lovers taking a joy ride in the supercar doing rounds over the internet.

"The joy ride was essentially meant for kids who have been sequestered at homes because of the coronavirus but adults are equally thrilled at the prospect of getting behind the wheels of my Lamborghini Huracan. I am happy to oblige them too," says Jehanzeb.

"Each order takes about an hour. We do about 7-8 home deliveries a day but are hoping to ramp up the numbers to 12," he adds.

Arshad Khan who hails from the Indian city of nawabs - Lucknow- ordered the 'nawabi' varieties - Sindhri and Anwar Ratol - and said that his children were exhilarated after hearing the roar of the Lamborghini outside their Falcon City villa.

"For someone who hails from Lucknow -- the land of the famous dussheri and landga mangoes -- I was a bit skeptical about the taste of Pakistani mangoes. I ordered them for the sheer experience of seeing them come to my place in a luxury supercar," Gulf News quoted Khan as saying.

"It was quite exhilarating and I must confess that the mangoes were as delicious as the ones back home," he added.

Mango fruit has been a delicacy in the 16th-century Hindustan sub-continent. It holds a fascinating narrative in Babur Nama which is an autobiography of the Mughal emperor Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur.

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July 20,2020

Riyadh, Jul 20: Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdom's Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

The statement said the 84-year-old monarch is being tested at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital. The brief statement did not provide further details.

King Salman has been in power since January 2015. He is considered the last Saudi monarch of his generation of brothers who have held power since the death of their father and founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz.

King Salman has empowered his 34-year-old son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as his successor. The crown prince's assertive and bold style of leadership, as well as his consolidation of power and sidelining of potential rivals, has been controversial.

With the support of his father, Prince Mohammed has transformed the kingdom in recent years, opening it up to tourists and eroding decades of ultraconservative restrictions on entertainment and women's rights as he tries to diversify the Saudi economy away from reliance on oil exports.

The prince has also detained dozens of activists and critics, overseen a devastating war in Yemen, and rounded up top members of the royal family in his quest for power.

The Saudi king has not been seen in public in recent months due to social distancing guidelines and concerns over the spread of the coronavirus inside the kingdom, which has one of the largest outbreaks in the Middle East.

He has been shown, however, in state-run media images attending virtual meetings with his Cabinet and held calls with world leaders.

King Salman, who oversees Islam's holiest sites in Makkah and Medinah, was a crown prince under King Abdullah and served as defense minister. For more than 50 years prior to that, he was governor of Riyadh, overseeing its evolution from a barren city to a teeming capital.

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April 5,2020

Ajman, Apr 5: A bakery worker in Ajman has been detained for spitting in the bread dough as he prepared bread at the bakery, police said.

The General Command of Ajman Police arrested the Asian worker in coordination with Ajman Municipality after investigators suggested that he intentionally spat in the dough while preparing bread at a bakery which is located in Ajman.

Lt. Col. Muhammad Mubarak Al-Ghafli, Director of Al-Jarf Al-Shamel Police Station, said a team from police had immediately gone to arrest the worker after receiving a report from the municipality confirming that the man spat in the bread dough.

Officials said a customer had filmed the Asian as he spat in the dough while preparing the bread at the bakery during the evening.

The customer then filed a complaint to the municipality with the supporting evidence of a video as the worker was doing the buzzer act.

Police said the man was taken for for psychological examination as he's being prepared to be referred to the public prosecution.

Meanwhile, the bakery has been shut down by the municipality for violating food hygiene and public health rules.

Lt. Col. Al-Ghafli has appealed to the public to report persons or any acts that could harm the health and safety of the public.

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