Kingdom come: new opportunities for Irish firms in Saudi

Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh. Photo: Bloomberg

Mike Hogan

Saudi Arabia remains the single largest market for the Irish exporters in the Middle East, despite the slowdown in the Saudi economy wrought by low oil prices.

Enterprise Ireland client companies have key positions in healthcare, agricultural and food technology, ICT and education. In education alone, nearly 2,000 Saudi students study in Ireland at third level. Likewise, for Irish technology developers, there are significant opportunities as Saudi companies have limited access to indigenous ICT solutions.