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Articles of the author Rashid Al Fawzan
Why is unemployment rate still high?
The unemployment rate released by the Statistics Authority in its quarterly bulletin for the first quarter of 2017 has increased by 0.04% – from 12.3% in 2016 to 12.7%. The question arises: What is the reason for such an increase in the unemployment (...)

31 - 07 - 2017
Who says Aramco is for sale?
In my Snapchat account and in my weekly article, I had explained that Saudi Aramco's planned IPO is not a "sale" of any kind. I do not understand why some people insist on calling it a "sale of Saudi Aramco." The talk of sale has persisted due to (...)

21 - 02 - 2017
Don't be extravagant
Al-Riyadh We are aware of several popular sayings that advise us to spend our money carefully and keep away from extravagance. "Keep your surplus money for your black days." "Proper planning makes your life successful." "Save your affluent days for (...)

18 - 10 - 2016
The Ministry of Labor, Uber, Karim
I AM convinced that there will be no end to women's unemployment unless there is a radical, decisive and lasting solution to the problem of transportation. In the past, job sectors were found to boost women's employment, giving them wider (...)

18 - 08 - 2016
The last chance for telecom Saudization
IS it possible that the drive to Saudize telecommunication shops has failed? I will not rush things, but I observe signs of grumbling and complaints about services provided at such businesses. There are those who claim a success rate of 50 percent, (...)

26 - 07 - 2016
Give private sector workers two days off a week
Al-Riyadh One of the obstacles that hinders the employment of Saudi men and women is the unlimited work hours in the private sector. There is no limit to the number of hours you can work. What can stop a business or a company from working seven days (...)

20 - 02 - 2016
Floods and the housing problem
Okaz Once more Jeddah suffered from a poor water drainage system. We pray to Allah that these rains are due to His blessings, and not anger. It is really strange that cases related to Jeddah's flooding disasters are still in courts after more than (...)

23 - 11 - 2015
Enrollment in a university is not enough!
Al-Riyadh Newspapers recently published a study about students in local universities. The study found out that 75 percent of freshmen don't know what to major in, or what course of study suits their capabilities and skills. About 92 percent of the (...)

11 - 11 - 2015
Industry and prisoners
Al-Riyadh WHY doesn't the private sector have an essential role in rehabilitating prisoners by providing them with training and education? For example, SABIC can take a group of prisoners after putting them through a series of tests to identify (...)

05 - 11 - 2015
Loan acceleration and land tax
Al-Riyadh A SOLUTION to the Kingdom's housing problem will not come all at once through one single decision or one changing factor. Solutions are born out of a series of fluid decisions. When orders were issued to start "loan acceleration", there (...)

26 - 10 - 2015
Holding trucks outside Riyadh
Riyadh newspaper THE traffic police in Riyadh recently issued a new directive banning trucks from entering the city during day hours. Trucks are allowed only between 11 P.M. and 5 A.M. from Saturday until Wednesday. During weekends, the hours are (...)

28 - 05 - 2012
Emotions and desires do not protect stock markets .
When the economic and financial crisis happened , then the first solutions come quickly , and be in total emotional and do not been built on rational , scientific or enough aware of the surrounding circumstances . I remember during the crisis of the (...)

12 - 02 - 2011
Lessons of external investment – Tunisia as a model
My speech will not be political or about the events of Tunisia, in spite of, its start and sparkle was idleness, poverty and hunger. But my speech today will be about the Saudi external investments, especially in the most turmoil and instable (...)

25 - 01 - 2011
No employment, no confirmation
State consultative council is discussing a growing issue, and public interest which is (seizure) of 110 thousand positions in the drawers of governmental departments or in exact words in the ministry of civil service, with existing of 75 thousand (...)

24 - 01 - 2011
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