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Articles of the author Rashid Al Fowzan
Unemployment figures
Al-Riyadh WHICH is the government agency that can estimate the number of jobs available for Saudis? In other words which are the jobs currently occupied expatriates that can be replaced by Saudis? I don't think such statistics is available in detail (...)

08 - 06 - 2017
A futile attempt to weaken the Saudi stock market
Al-Riyadh PEOPLE who are active in social media know that it has both positive and negative effects. If a person uses this media intelligently with a positive outlook he can reap lots of benefits and gather much information to enhance his (...)

20 - 03 - 2017
Who said Aramco is for sale?
WHEN I explained through my Snapchat account and my column last week the mechanism for floating part of Saudi Aramco shares I underlined the fact that the oil giant was not for sale, but some people still insist that share floating means sale of the (...)

26 - 02 - 2017
Saudis and job security in private sector
Al-Riyadh Job security is an obsession of every employee in the private sector. Many employees in private companies have said that they don't have any job security, which means these workers fear that they may be terminated from service at any (...)

13 - 02 - 2017
Need to expand coin-based transactions
I HAVE found coins with higher denominations being increasingly exchanged outside the Kingdom as people use them to pay public transport charges, purchase different goods at supermarkets and pay for car parking as well as for many other daily (...)

21 - 12 - 2016
Will the Kingdom become bankrupt in four years?
Al-Riyadh Will Saudi Arabia become bankrupt within four years? This question was raised by Deputy Economy Minister Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri during a television talk show recently. The minister said if the oil price remains between $40 and $45 a barrel (...)

27 - 10 - 2016
How to preserve our vital infrastructure
Al-Riyadh THE Saudi government has spent billions and trillions on infrastructure projects such as parks, playgrounds, roads, airports, sidewalks and other public facilities. These projects require huge funding and so use up the lion's share of the (...)

23 - 10 - 2016
Unemployment by choice
We are mistaken if we believe having a large number of degree holders is a positive sign because it will open the door of job opportunities wide for them, which is not correct. This does not mean we do not need any more people who have obtained (...)

27 - 06 - 2016
Case for privatizing traffic police
Al-Riyadh I have written more than once about the importance of privatizing the Traffic Department, as I don't think traffic control is a major security issue. Of course, when criminal motives are suspected police could intervene. I believe many (...)

01 - 02 - 2016
How will the Saudi labor market be without ‘Kafeel'?
Riyadh newspaper THE Ministry of Labor is seriously working to adopt the word “employer” instead of “Kafeel”. This would afford expats working in the Kingdom the freedom to travel as and when he likes. The idea that we do not hold foreign workers (...)

18 - 05 - 2012
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