The 2nd US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum was held Dec 5-7, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia with the aim to be a high-level gathering of senior officials and business leaders from Saudi Arabia and the United States that explored opportunities for greater economic collaboration between the two nations as well as providing an unparalleled business networking environment.

The forum was sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) of Saudi Arabia and organized by the Committee for International Trade (CIT), the Saudi-US Trade Group (SUSTG) and the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC). For more information visit the SUSRIS.com special section on this topic:
http://www.susris.com/special-sections/2011-spec-sec/us-saudi-business-opportunities-forum/

The panel titled “Health and Medical Services: Delivering Top Quality Care,” featured a discussion among the panelists.

The 2nd US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum was held Dec 5-7, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia with the aim to be a high-level gathering of senior officials and business leaders from Saudi Arabia and the United States that explored opportunities for greater economic collaboration between the two nations as well as providing an unparalleled business networking environment.

The forum was sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) of Saudi Arabia and organized by the Committee for International Trade (CIT), the Saudi-US Trade Group (SUSTG) and the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC). For more information visit the SUSRIS.com special section on this topic.

The second plenary session, called “Maintaining a Stable Global Financial System: Shared Responsibility,” was chaired by Hutham Olayan, President and CEO, The Olayan America Corporation who provided an overview of the panel and introduced the panelists:

• H.E. Dr. Muhammed Al-Jasser, Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
• (within a week of the Forum Dr. Al-Jasser was named as the next Minister of Economy and Planning)
• Philip Bleser, Head, Global Corporate Bank, North America, J.P. Morgan; member of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Executive Committee
• Fahad Al-Mubarak, Chairman and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Saudi Arabia

This video provides the presentation of Dr. Muhammed Al-Jasser, Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), who was named Minister of Commerce and Industry a week after his appearance at the Forum.

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A report on PBS NewsHour: “Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that Iran is behind a terror plot in the U.S. that targeted Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington and possibly two embassies. Jeffrey Brown discusses the alleged scheme and the Iranian political landscape with The New York Times’ Charles Savage and Stanford University’s Abbas Milani.”

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Voter registration opens in long-delayed local government elections, but officials again ban women from voting.

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Director: Willy Souza
Cinematorgraphy: Emiliano Chaparro, Jose Doctorovich
Music: Enrique Romo

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This episode of Inside Story discusses what ‘Iranian meddling’ may or may not amount to, and just what the GCC and Iran are achieving by ratcheting up the rhetoric at this time. Kamahl Santamaria discusses with guests Hussein Shobokshi, a columnist for Asharq Alaw-sat newspaper; Ghanbar Naderi, a political commentator and journalist; and Fahad Shulemi, a security analyst and a former colonel in the Kuwaiti army.

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Capitas Group International is a joint venture between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and Capitas Group, LLC, a US based Shari’ah compliant holding company. CGI’s mandate is to focus on initiatives that are of strategic importance to the SME and housing sectors. CGI emphasizes a pragmatic, holistic approach based on extensive experience launching and managing multiple specialty firms and working with regulators, government institutions, and the private sector. The company’s capabilities span the range of multi-disciplinary functions including product development, marketing, operations and technology. In addition to the Enterprise Qatar project, CGI has been entrusted with the development and launch of a $533 million financing company in Saudi Arabia to provide financing to small and medium sized developers and middle income homebuyers.

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For more about CGI visit the Special Sponsor Page on SUSRIS.com [LINK HERE]

President Obama and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia speak to the press after a working lunch at the White House where they discussed security issues, Afghanistan and their shared desire to see Israelis and Palestinians live in peace. June 29, 2010.

Source: White House
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