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Saudi Arabia 's Trade With China

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Saudi Arabia’s trade with China could exceed $60 billion by 2015, given that the target of $40 billion by 2010 was reached in 2008. During 2003-2008, the China-Saudi Arabia trade registered annual growth rates of 30% to 50%. In 2008, bilateral trade surged by 64.7% to $41.8 billion, well ahead of the goal set in 2006. Trade between the two countries amounted to $12.71 billion in 1H 2009, hit largely by the global economic crisis. http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/saudi_arabia/export-import.html
II. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the report is to make an International business plan. The type of business discussed through out the report is a medium scale business. The products include mainly electrical Equipments. …show more content…

Though the Saudi National holds majority of the interest, he is neither involved in any financial investments nor is he held responsible for any financial liabilities. The Saudi National acts as a silent partner and deals all the government related jobs. The products for doing the business is imported from many countries mainly China. The geographic location of Saudi Arabia with respect to China makes it simple for the business to be done. Nearly 27% of the electrical Equipments for commercial and Industrial usage have been imported from China (http://www.tradingeconomics.com/saudi-arabia/imports). The main mode of transport from china to Saudi Arabia will be shipping. An agency for port clearance and distribution will be used for clearing the items from the seaport and for supplying it to the facility. The fee for the agent is negotiated between the agent and the business owner. This business will be started in as a small scale with 5 employees including Manager, Accountant and 3 sales staff.

III. Analysis of International Business situation
A. Economic, political and legal analysis.
1. Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy. Shipments of oil account for 87 percent of total exports and for 46 percent of GDP. In recent years, in order to diversify the economy, the government has been investing in telecommunications, petrochemicals, natural gas exploitation and power generation sectors.
Saudi government has invested heavily in national

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