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Nottingham's Susan Hallam, explains why rising exports from the region doesn’t mean we can reduce our efforts.
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Designated a ‘High Growth Market’ by UK Trade & Investment, Saudi Arabia is the UK’s largest trading partner in the Middle East.
The UK is Saudi Arabia's second largest foreign investor after the USA.
Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing economy is creating opportunities for both exporters and investors. These are further boosted by moves to diversify the economy away from dependence on oil and gas, economic reform, market liberalisation and a growing private sector.
What are the opportunities?
Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing economy is creating opportunities for both exporters and investors. These are further boosted by moves to diversify the economy away from dependence on oil and gas; by economic reform programmes and market liberalisation; and by an emerging and growing private sector.
There are opportunities at all levels in:
•Oil, gas and petrochemicals
•Power
•Water
•Financial Services
•Vocational, technical and business education
•Construction (includes mass transport infrastructure)
•Environmental technology and services
•ICT
•Consumer Goods
This Middle East guide (courtesy of the RLN East Midlands) offers practical advice for those wishing to conduct business in the Middle East and is an excellent basic introduction to the Middle East.
This Saudi Arabian guide (courtesy of UKTI & British Chambers of Commerce) gives a commercial summery of the region with key facts GDP by sector as well as useful contacts. This publication is also availible in print, Please email emita stating your name, company, address, telephone and email address and we will send it in the post to you free of charge.
This Near & Middle Eastern Markets guide (courtesy of UKTI, British Chambers of Commerce & Ten Alps Publishing) provides an overview of the investment climate of selected countries in the region and some useful contacts for further information and advice. This publication is also availible in print, Please email emita stating your name, company, address, telephone and email address and we will send it in the post to you free of charge.
This Gulf Spotlight 2008 (courtesy of UKTI, British Chambers of Commerce & Ten Alps Publishing) will both interest and inform you about the scope and scale of the opportunities that exist in the Gulf. This publication is also availible in print, Please email emita stating your name, company, address, telephone and email address and we will send it in the post to you free of charge.
emita has CD-ROM Trade Guides on trading with Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian Trade Guide is a comprehensive guide to trading with and investing in Saudi Arabia. It is aimed at British business leaders who want to expand into the Saudi Arabian market, and contains a large amount of useful and interesting information and contacts.
Please email emita stating your name, company, address, telephone and email address and we will send it in the post to you free of charge.
The information provided above is merely an overview; should you require further details you can obtain comprehensive international trade assistance from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). To find out more information about this country, visit the UKTI Saudi Arabia web page.
If you're interested in attending an event relating to this country or the possibility of joining a trade mission, please visit the UKTI East Midlands website. If you would like to speak to a UKTI International Trade expert about doing business with this country, please call the UKTI East Midlands office on 01332 826394.