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1 – 10 of 72It launched the annual forum of ‘Top CEOs’, reflecting rapid changes in Riyadh’s policy over the past year. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims to increase female…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232017
ISSN: 2633-304X
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A major goal of Vision 2030, the kingdom’s strategic development framework, is to address persistently high levels of unemployment, especially amongst young people. Although…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274315
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However, more than half of employed Saudis work in the public sector, with their pay absorbing about 45% of the state budget. Increased employment of Saudi nationals in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274926
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The state is central both in the economy and in the lives of citizens. Government has been the key driver of economic diversification, but it also poses major obstacles to private…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238411
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Strong economic growth has provided the resources that have supported increased job creation. However, the rise in employment rates, particularly among women, is also the result…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272093
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One of the symptoms of the policy drift that has characterised Algeria during the latter part of Bouteflika’s rule has been the steady exodus of qualified professionals towards…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242504
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Piecemeal measures to boost employment, job security and incomes.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227845
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As the era of high oil revenues comes to an end, the two states are planning for different economies -- with profound impacts on state-society relations and the social contract…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275555
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Kuwait’s sixth government in two years took office in October pledging to accelerate the slow reform of an economy that is overwhelmingly dominated by the state’s spending of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274363
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Parliament on June 12 approved a three-year budget mandating record high expenditure, including an increased public sector wage bill that accounts for a large proportion of…