Arabia Saudita es un país muy importante debido sobre todo a:
- Es el lugar de nacimiento del Profeta Mahoma y tiene dos
ciudades santas del Islam: La Meca y Medina.
- Es el principal actor regional político.
- Económicamente, Arabia es un gigante regional, y con cerca del 25% de
las reservas mundiales probadas de petróleo, lo hacen un país muy importante
en el futuro.
La "Saudi Arabian Oil Company", o Saudi Aramco, es la compañía petrolera más
grande del mundo. Creada por decreto ley en 1988, es la sucesora de la "Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco)".
"Saudi Aramco" tiene las oficinas centrales en Dhahran, en la costa este de
Arabia. La compañía controla casi la totalidad de las empresas de hidrocarburos
del país.
Saudi Aramco's
mission, as an integrated international oil company, is to engage in all
activities related to the oil industry on a commercial basis and for profit.
Saudi Arabia exports more crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) than any
other country, almost all of it through Saudi Aramco facilities on the Arabian
Gulf and Red Sea coasts.
In 2000, the Central Department of Statistics' Demographic Survey put the
population of the Kingdom at 20.8 million. Of the Saudi national
population, 54.3% are male and 45.7% female. Currently, it is estimated that
almost half the Saudi population is under the age of 20.
The most distinguishing feature of the Saudi Arabian economy is the extent to
which formal planning has determined the direction of the economy. Although the
Kingdom's main source of revenue remains oil, great efforts have been made to
diversify the economy, to reduce dependence on oil revenues.
The Government, through the public sector, plays a major role in the
Kingdom's industrial activity but, in recent years, the private sector has, with
the Government's encouragement under the Kingdom's system of free enterprise,
become increasingly involved in and responsible for industrial development and
diversification.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the biggest free economic market in the Middle
East. It acquires 25% of gross national Arab product and has the biggest oil
reserve in the world (25%). Saudi Arabia is the most ideal environment for
projects depending on energy consumption because it provides energy for
investment projects with the least prices at global level. In addition, there
are many natural resources in mining that are supported by the geographical
location of the Kingdom making them of easy access to European, Asian and
African markets. Saudi market has a high purchasing power and of continuing
expansion.
The Saudi Riyal is one of the most stable currencies in the world.
There was no significant change in its exchange value during the last 3 decades.
There are no restrictions on foreign currency exchange and outgoing money
transfers. Inflation rates in Saudi Arabia are very low and the Kingdom is
endeavoring to sign bilateral agreements with an increasing number of countries
regarding investment encouragement, protection and arrangement of taxation
issues.
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Actualmente la economía Yemení está basada en mecanismos de mercado y en la
libertad económica, con importantes apoyos a la inversión externa. Yemen está
clasificado como uno de los países con menos crecimiento, a pesar de ello es
considerado como un país con gran cantidad de recursos que no han sido
explotados, especialmente el petróleo, gas, pesca y sector minero.
La General Investment Authority,
es la agencia estatal encargada de coordinar el sector privado en Yemen.
Which the GIA aim to promote for them at the local and international levels
to be within reach of Yemeni, Arab and foreign businessmen investors, local and
foreign financing institutions and others concerned agencies to contribute in
interpreting these investment concepts and bring them into light.
The most important economic indicators in Yemen are the following:
Agriculture and fishing constitute the rate between ( 15-20) % Of the
gross domestic production where cultivated areas considered 3% of the gross
republic areas so the planting areas constitute exactly(67.9)% of the cultivated
areas.
Mining and quarrying industries and manufacture industries
constitute a rate between (30-40) % of gross domestic production, and the
extraction and refining of oil represent the largest part of this rate and the
contribution of petroleum sector of domestic production reaches the rate
(25-35)% , and the average of petroleum production in Yemen reaches ( 435.000) a
barrel in a day.
-Yemeni economy grows rapidly and the average rate of its annul growth ranges
between (10-15)% of current prices which reach by the account of constant prices
to the rate (2-4)%. Annul GDP - per capita: Purchasing power parity $800 (2004)
Exports constitute (33.4%) of gross domestic production in 2004 and
imports constitute (29.3%) of gross domestic production in 2004. Therefore, the
exposure ratio for Yemeni economy reached (62.7%) approximately. The most
important exports, in Yemen, are in the field of crude goods that constitute
(94-97%) of gross exports whereas direct consumption goods constitute the rate
between (1-4%) , and the crude goods at imports range between (55-60%) of gross
imports that constitute direct consumption goods (15-20%) and the capital goods
constitute (20-25%). Yemen imports from Arab countries between (30-40%) of gross
imports whereas its exports to Arab countries range between (5-10%) of gross
exports to abroad. Asian countries, not Arabian, are considered as the largest
market for Yemeni exports. Yemen exports to them between (70- 85%) of gross
exports.
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