The Importance of Reinforcing the Rules against Corruption: Whistleblowing to Improve the Saudi Economic Environment for Saudi Vision 2030

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-85
Author(s):  
Ahmed A. Altawyan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Economic Environment ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Investments ◽  
Vision 2030

Abstract As international efforts mount to combat corruption, whistleblower protections have become increasingly important. As a G20 nation, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made commitments to reinforce the rules relating to such communication. However, the lack of comprehensive laws has become an obstacle. This study examines the current whistleblowing laws and offers suggestions through which Saudi Arabia can achieve its goals for Saudi Vision 2030. To attract foreign investments and businesses, the Saudi Kingdom will need to prove that there are mechanisms in place to prevent instances of corruption. As there are already relevant examples provided by other nations, Saudi legislative bodies should be able to look to these examples to develop valid countermeasures to corruption.

Obstacles to Attract Foreign Investment in Light of the Saudi Vision 2030:  An Analytical Study: معوقات جذب الاستثمارات الأجنبية في ضوء رؤية 2030: دراسة تحليلية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ali Hadi Mbarki
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Foreign Investments ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
The World ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Global Competitiveness Index ◽  
Periodic Evaluation

The study aimed to identify the obstacles to attract foreign investments in light of the Saudi vision 2030. The study used the descriptive analytical approach, and both the study population and sample represented in foreign investments and its obstacles that depend on the phenomenon as they exist in light of the Saudi vision 2030. The study also showed the changes brought about by the Saudi vision 2030 to attract investments and the extent of solutions developed by the Saudi vision 2030 to eliminate these obstacles. The study concluded that the Saudi vision 2030 developed a specific objective for foreign investment, which is to reach 5.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As well, the study found that the Saudi vision 2030 seeks that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall become among the 15 largest economies in the world by 2030. As for the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aims to increase its position to become among the top 10 countries in the world. The study recommended the necessity of continuing to implement the Saudi vision 2030 until achieving its desired economic objectives for which the vision was set, as well as the need to make a periodic evaluation of the vision and the extent of its application and its functioning according to the plan set for implementation to know the size of the change taking place at the economic level.

scholarly journals (The Role of Transport and Tourism Economics in Achieving the Economic Development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Period (2007-2017: دور اقتصاديات النقل والسياحة في تحقيق التنمية الاقتصادية للمملكة العربية السعودية للمدة (2007- 2017)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ban Ali Hussein Al Mahanadi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Tourism Activity

The transport sector in its various forms, has an important weight in tourist activity, it is a direct producer that deserves direct planning. It is coordinated with the objectives of the comprehensive tourism plan. Also, it is an important factor in the tourism industry where depend on it to transport tourists from outside their places of residence to the tourist destination. An analysis of the reality of transport and tourism activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shows the relative importance of the transport and communications sector, the relative importance of the retail sector, restaurants and hotels, the highest level of passenger services, In addition, there is the presence of religious tourism as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia benefits from the influx of millions of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world to perform Hajj rituals annually and Umrah every day. And to see the archaeological sites and the holiest Bekaa in the Holy Haram area where in 2017 religious tourism attracted more than 8 million Muslim visitors, around 3 million came to perform Hajj. According to the National Transition Program, the Ministry of Hajj is committed to achieving the goal of providing the greatest possible number of Muslims to perform Hajj and Umrah. The end of this ministry is to increase the number of pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia to 15 million by 2020 compared to 2017 (6.8 million) And according to Vision 2030, this number will double to 30 million by 2030, This is due to major growth in the fields of living accommodations, wellness maintenance, advanced shipping, retail and infrastructure. Equally part of its vision for growing the tourism sector and diversifying the sources of income, it intends to implement the first two projects, the Red Sea project and the second project of the city of Neum.

scholarly journals Representing Kingdom’s Makeover after Vision 2030: A Corpus-Driven Analysis of American Media Discourse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ansa Hameed ◽  
Ismat Jabeen ◽  
Naeem Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western World ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Mainstream Economic ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The World ◽  
American Media ◽  
Vision 2030

Saudi Vision 2030 is a scheme; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has formulated to realize its mainstream economic, social, and administrative goals. Accordingly, the Kingdom strategizes to implement this transformative Vision. The current research aims to analyze how American media has reported several events, actions, and policies in line with Saudi Vision 2030. Thus, the question posed is how an image of the transformative Saudi Kingdom has been presented by American media discourse, in line with Vision 2030. The study is substantial for the Kingdom to ascertain how the world has responded to its Vision. Moreover, in a world with media as a dominant directing agency, it is imperious for the Kingdom to keep an eye on its image in the global community. The research is primarily a quantitative study based on the corpus approach to study the designated media discourse. A specialized corpus of 150,000 words is compiled and analyzed through a variety of corpus tools. The results reveal that American newspapers have given limited representation of the Vision and related activities. Their media usually highlights the pre-existing features of the Kingdom. On the other hand, there are very occasional references to some new aspects like the transformation of the economy, promotion of tourism, revision of the society, etc., which are being implemented in the Kingdom. The study suggests that the Kingdom needs to brief the Western world for an enriched campaign of its contemporary image.

scholarly journals Branding The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Alsedrah
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
The Other ◽  
Country Image ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Country Branding ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Image Identity ◽  
Secondary Information

Country branding is a systematic process of organising the country's actions, behaviour, investments, innovations, and communications to achieve a desirable reputation. On the other hand, the country image represents the stereotyping of a country that does not always represent its identity, and that is the case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Despite KSA's achievements, especially after the 2030 ambitious vision, it is mostly perceived as an oil-producing country. Therefore, this study aims to: review the concept of country image, identity, and branding examples, as well as evaluate the KSA current brand based on secondary information. The author uses a relevant literature review to explore the topic. This paper finds (1) a lack of a strategic plan, studies, and suggest the establishment of branding authority in KSA. (2) Branding KSA is highly essential for two reasons: First, Branding will help KSA to highlight the 2030 vision successes and extend its image beyond the traditional perception. Second, branding is significant, especially with the current competition between countries. The paper may be first to bring attention to the importance of country branding in the KSA context.                                      Keywords: country branding, country image, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, vision 2030  

scholarly journals Does Saudi Arabia Benefit From China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Khaled Mohammed Alqahtani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Trade Deals

The People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoy close and friendly relations and share broad common interests-regardless of their ideological differences, evident in their names. China’s Belt and Road Initiative is aimed at developing infrastructure projects and declining transportation costs to interlink cross-border trade deals between China and countries along the routes. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a central hub connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, has been a significant part of the initiative. Moreover, Saudi Arabia is one of the first countries that have responded positively to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI brings China much closer to Saudi Arabia. As BRI’s linchpin in the Middle East, dose Saudi Arabia benefit from this initiative? Based on the elaborate analysis of main research question, this study reveals that the BRI offers great potential opportunities for the Kingdom in terms of infrastructure construction, energy cooperation, technology and finance, culture exchange, security and defense. In addition, China could collaborate with Saudi Arabia in a significant number of sectors where Saudi and Chinese strengths are complementary. The deeper Sino-Saudi cooperation can also brighten the prospects for Saudi Vision 2030. 

Zakat and taxes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-89
Author(s):  
Walaa Abazaid
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
National Income ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Ministry Of Finance ◽  
The Government

Within the framework of Vision 2030, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strives to achieve good national income through an effective tax system. This tax system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia encompasses taxes that are inflicted by the government and zakat imposed by Islamic law. The tax and zakat system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is supervised by the General Authority for Zakat and Income and operates under the authority of the Ministry of Finance, but the authorities responsible for looking into tax disputes still confront problems and difficulties during the performance of their work, especially in disputes related to sharia consulting. Since the importance of the tax and zakat fund in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is great and the relatively high imports it achieves, the aim of this research is to study the structure of the tax and zakat system and the mechanism of work of the bodies responsible for settling tax and zakat dispute by relying on literary reviews of previous researches and official publications allocated for the General Authority for Tax and Zakat, besides the laws correlated to the tax and zakat system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The research concluded that there are a set of weaknesses in the mechanism of work of the authorities and committees who are responsible for deciphering tax and zakat disputes, and a set of proposals have been proposed to improve the performance of these committees.

Nationalisation of Health Workforce in Saudi Arabia’s Public and Private Sectors: A Review of Issues and Challenges

2021 ◽  
pp. 097206342110352
Author(s):  
Fahad Albejaidi ◽  
Kesavan Sreekantan Nair
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Strategic Initiatives ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Health Workforce Development ◽  
The Government ◽  
Delivery Of Health Services

Presently, Saudi Arabia depends largely on expatriate health workforce for delivery of health services. This article provides an overview of Saudization policy introduced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and analyses its underlying impact on health workforce in public and private sectors. It also examines key strategic initiatives undertaken by the government for health workforce development and challenges of replacing expatriates in the country as envisaged in the Vision 2030. There are concerns about low participation of females in nursing, mainly due to a poor image attached to the profession, and further exacerbated by religious and cultural factors. There is a strong need to adopt a health workforce development policy that integrates local culture, values and social ties. Government needs to follow a multipronged approach to change the mindset of citizens to take up health care jobs, particularly nursing and pharmacist professions.

scholarly journals The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Achieving the Aspirations of the National Transformation Program 2020 and Saudi Vision 2030 Through Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Mitchell ◽  
Abdulrahman Alfuraih
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Education Development ◽  
National Education ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
National Transformation ◽  
Economy And Education

The research described and reported on in this article focuses on an analysis of the Saudi Arabian National Transformation Program 2020 and Saudi Vision 2030. The investigation involved a document analysis of these documents in order to identify the associated curriculum orientations within these documents to determine what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seeking to achieve and how it envisages achieving these aspirations through education development. The analysis revealed that the goals and aspirations of the Kingdom have increasingly become more clearly defined with attention to alignment between national education goals and economic development whilst ensuring that practices are consistent with Islamic beliefs. In brief, as evidenced in the documents, the analysis reveals that the imperative of the National Transformation Program 2020 and Saudi Vision 2030 is to establish a ‘Saudized’ knowledge-based economy; and education is seen to be a means by which this imperative is to be fostered.

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