The document discusses opportunities for UK consulting firms in the Middle East, specifically in Saudi Arabia. It notes that Saudi Arabia has a rapidly growing economy focused on non-oil sectors like services, infrastructure, education, and tourism. Saudi Arabia is also working to diversify its economy and attract foreign direct investment, making it an attractive market for international businesses.

1.  UK based BDB firm seeks opportunities in
Middle East.
 Middle Eastern countries are serving greatest
opportunities for UK based consultancy firms
 There is sovereignty regarding political and
economic terms in Arab nations.
 Gulf States are preserving natural rights of
controlling world market supplies of oil.
 Middle East countries are 30% producers of
world oil market.

2. •Saudi Arabia business friendly relations with
world and promotion of peace and security.
•Saudi Arabia has formulated macro-planning
for MNCs amounting to $1 trillion.
•Oil prices have direct impact on stock index
of Saudi Arabia

3.  Government is focusing on service industry.
 Government is aiding the infrastructure and
adequate expenditure to research and
development, science and technology.
 KSA has strong implementation of patent and
copy right laws including trademarks.

4.  Government is emphasizing on educational
system improvement to nurture local
workforce.
 KSA has rapid economic growth than other
Middle Eastern countries.
 UAE, Qatar, and KSA are attracting 62% of
overall FDI of Middle Easter Countries.

5.  KSA has strong attraction of FDI than Qatar
and UAE.
 KSA is regional winner of FDI worth $14.7
billion.
 KSA is enjoying rapid growth in:
1. Business services
2. Real Estate
3. Construction
4. Hospitality
5. Consumer products

6.  KSA reserves are equivalent to world’s one
fourth and estimated 263 billion barrels (US
Department of State, 2011).
 KSA is rapidly expanding economy of world
that has minimum defense and government
expenditures.
 The kingdom is seeking diversification of
industrial expansion in non-oil economic
sectors.
 It is evident that Saudis nationals are getting
increased standards of living by oil wealth.

7.  Government is earmarking budget for
education, social, and health services.
 Gulf Arab cooperative council countries (GCC
countries include Oman, Kuwait, Saudi
Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and United Arab
Emirates) are extremely dependent on US
food industry
 Population growth of GCC countries remained
consistently at high pace.

8.  oil industry is contributing in the economic
development and per capita income of
residents.
 Hospitality industry of GCC industry is also
getting enrichment by coordination of US
tourism market.
 Saudi Arabia and UAE are facing crucial
challenges of limited domestic production
whereby they have meet the increasing
demands by huge imports.

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