The Ministry of Oil has embarked on its modernization efforts in order to improve its business functions and to introduce international best practices. The first phase includes the ministry HQ and three key Oil companies and focuses on key functions such as finance, human resources, plant & asset management. »

The State owned Companies of the Ministry of Housing and construction faces significant challenges in the transition from a central social economy to a market based economy »

While the country has large resources of minerals, the exploration and exploitation activities of those resource has been minimal in the last decades. A revision of the current mining and mineral strategy and the relevant laws are required in order to attract international investors and mining companies. »

Current accounting standards for the public sector do not provision for a proper market value representation of the assets of the stated owned companies. To enable the reform and PPPs of the state owned companies the market value of their assets needs to be determined with the leadership of a new Unit within the Ministry of Finance. »

Leading The Labor Market Reform in a Gulf Country »

Assessment of the Educational System and Impact on Youth Employment »