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The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) sponsored the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI) workshop on Corporate Governance and Board Effectiveness Practices in Riyadh from February 25 to 27. The overall goal of BDI is to support better corporate governance, primarily through building board member capabilities. The workshop brought together senior directors from leading corporate entities and institutions in the region to share knowledge, experiences and best corporate practices.

Saudi Arabia has the largest population, GDP and oil reserves in the GCC region and is strategically and militarily important on both a regional and global scale. Despite all this, unlike its neighbors the UAE or Bahrain, Saudi Arabia is not a culturally or economically-welcoming place for international business and as such much of Saudi Arabia’s non-oil related business is an internal market.
The country has given birth to some monumental Sukuk over the last few years, like the 20-year $2.1bn Saudi Basic Industries Corporation issue of 2007.
Most of the Sukuk issued have been for internal consumption.