This fund has 85% of its assets invested in the Middle East, 61% of that in the Gulf, excluding Saudi Arabia, which is closed to foreign investors.
JPMorgan analyst Ann Duignan said that based on Caterpillar's retail sales data for the three-month rolling period ending in May, North American machinery sales declined 57%, and Credit Suisse analyst Jamie Cook said that even oil-rich regions of the Middle East are showing demand for new equipment, down by 50% to 60%–excluding Saudi Arabia, where construction activity isn't as weak.
"We should have reacted and realised that excluding women from the Saudi Arabian version of the catalogue is in conflict with Ikea group values," a spokeswoman said.
The official statement read: "We should have reacted and realised that excluding women from the Saudi Arabian version of the catalogue is in conflict with the Ikea group values".
It not only fails to question Islam's foundation myths but augments the myth-making by excluding evidence that might embarrass the Saudi royal family.
The least accepted behavior guidance techniques among Saudi dental students were aversive techniques, excluding voice control.
This excludes income from other Saudi Arabian nationals.
Really!? ● State Department, for excluding the two most notorious terrorists recruiting countries in the world--Saudi Arabia and Pakistan--from the visa wavier changes.
Less than 20% of the respondents were working for pay, which makes SHS exposure in the workplace unlikely for most pregnant women, compared to household exposure, considering that there is gender segregation in most of the workplaces and that only 1% of the Saudi women were reported to smoke [ 10]. *Total number in the variable excluding missing data.
Master franchise: Hana International Hana International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Saudi Arabia-based Olayan Group and its partner Kuwait-based MH Alshaya Group, is the exclusive master franchisee for the Middle East and North Africa, excluding Israel and Turkey.
