From October 20-23, Saudi Arabia will be buzzing with the inaugural edition of Riyadh Fashion Week, showcasing a dazzling lineup of 30 local brands on the runway.
Burak Çakmak, CEO of the Saudi Fashion Commission,

Sept 10 (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia are in talks to secure metals in Africa needed to help them with their energy transitions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the talks.
A state-backed Saudi venture would buy stakes in mining assets worth $15 billion in African countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Namibia, which will permit U.S. companies to have rights to buy some of the production, the report added.
The White House is seeking the financial backing of other sovereign-wealth funds in the region, but talks with Saudi Arabia have progressed the farthest, the Journal added.
The Saudi government and The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies.
with the biggest single shareholder being the United States,
Headquartered in London, the EBRD is owned by 71 countries and two European Union institutions
to dedicate above 40 per cent of its financing to green investment by 2020.

More than 350,000 marriages ended in divorce last year, according to the Saudi Women's Report for 2022, issued by the kingdom's General Authority of Statistics.
the figures represent a huge surge in separations; the total number of divorces recorded in 2020 was 57,595.
The statistics also show how the situation for women in the kingdom continues to improve, with unemployment falling by 15.4 per cent in Q4 2022, showing a tangible improvement from previous years.
Women are seeing unprecedented growth and they are contributing majorly to every sector – from finance, health, education to astrophysics," Bayan Zahran, a Saudi business graduate in Jeddah, tells The National.
This increases the overall rate of female labour market participation to a strong 36 per cent – with a notable increase in contributions to the country's economy made by women, rising from 27.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021
The number of self-employment documents issued to women increased dramatically in 2021, rising to 961,189 from just 7,997 in 2019. Women were allowed to register as self-employed in 2018.

The Sports Boulevard will provide more than 50 multidisciplinary sports facilities and link many different communities with 25 per cent of Riyadh being within a 15-minute walk of the park.
The total area of the project will encompass 2.3 million sqm, and we are developing all the infrastructure as we progress, with some 28km of district cooling which is extremely environmentally friendly.
The first publicly accessible elements – the Cycling Bridge and Promenade – will be completed in Q1, 2024.

Jeddah Airport City at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA)
Jeddah Airport City is part of ‘Kingdom Vision 2030’, a transformative economic and social reform blueprint opening Saudi Arabia to the world.
Jeddah Airport City is part of phase one of JEDCO’s Mega Plan for KAIA, which also involves the planning and development of KAIA’s Cargo City, unlocking KAIA’s local and international business opportunities.
Development of Jeddah Airport City at KAIA is being led by SARH Development Company (SARH).
SARH engaged AE Prime Engineering Consultants from the UAE and its partner, the Madrid Studio of global architectural firm Chapman Taylor, to generate the Mixed-Use Jeddah Airport City Concept Master Plan. JEDCO has approved this concept master plan.
SARH plans to begin construction of Jeddah Airport City in 2023, with full project completion by 2028. The first phase of construction will be completed in 2026 and will include the parking podium and Lifestyle Centre, which will contain a Shopping District, City Terminal, Creative Offices, University for Culinary Arts and Hospitality, Co-Working Space, Co-Retail Space, Restaurants, Entertainment and a 20,000 seat Arena.

Total investment in Jeddah Airport City is estimated to be $4.5 billion, which will be funded by SARH and its Austria-based partner, AVORIS, using local and international financial models.

RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) is an organization in the United States co-founded by Amory Lovins^[3] dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in the field of sustainability, with a focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency.
RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) is an organization in the United States co-founded by Amory Lovins^[3] dedicated to research, publication, consulting, and lecturing in the field of sustainability, with a focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency.