“These two complementary shows will satisfy the diversity and rapidly changing requirements of Saudi businessmen and traders in the home, business and leisure sectors.”
Zahoor Siddique
“The most stunning thing you can do is go to Riyadh [the capital of Saudi Arabia] and walk around the streets downtown. After you have had lunch at McDonald's, coffee at Dunkin Donuts and shopped at Saks Fifth Avenue, one has to wonder if they actually hate Americans or not.”
Thomas Lippman
“The most stunning thing you can do is go to Riyadh [the capital of Saudi Arabia] and walk around the streets downtown, ... After you have had lunch at McDonald's, coffee at Dunkin Donuts and shopped at Saks Fifth Avenue, one has to wonder if they actually hate Americans or not.”
“Clearly, the signal event of the day was the explosion in Saudi Arabia, which provided some excitement in energy. But we're clearly in a place where people don't want to own the wrong stuff over the weekend. Everybody's sort of meandering along.”
Cummins Catherwood
“Even by the standards of 1970s Saudi Arabia, it was a little unusual.”
Peter Bergen
“Last week, there was an attack by terrorists in Saudi Arabia and that's why the market jumped, but the Saudi authorities were successful in foiling the attack so this calmed the market a bit, prompting traders to have a reason to sell.”
Tetsu Emori
“We're delighted that our largest Saudi customers have decided to lift the boycott. We expect the other large supermarkets in the rest of the Middle East to follow...However, we're fully aware that many Arab consumers remain skeptical about our products, so we plan to adjust certain parts of our marketing.”
Finn Hansen