Saudi Arabia job growth likely as woman driver ban ends
Saudi Arabia job growth likely as woman driver ban ends
By Dearbail Jordan
Business reporter
22 June 2018
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Ford
Sunday marks a historic day for the women of Saudi Arabia. After more than 60 years spent stuck in the passenger seat, the Gulf kingdom's 15.1 million women can finally take control of the steering wheel when the ban on female drivers is lifted.Accountancy firm PwC predicts that the number of women on Saudi Arabia's roads will swell to three million by 2020. Thousands of women have signed up for driving lessons as new female-only programmes have sprung up.However, those hoping for a quick shot in the arm for the Saudi economy - and its struggling car industry - will have to wait.
New car sales in Saudi Arabia fell 22.3% last year to 536,767 vehicles, according to Matt Gasnier, founder of bestsellingcarsblog.com, which gathers car sales data from manufacturers around the world.Saudi Arabia fell into recession last year when GDP fell 0.5% due in large part to w…
By Dearbail Jordan
Business reporter
22 June 2018
Image copyright
Ford
Sunday marks a historic day for the women of Saudi Arabia. After more than 60 years spent stuck in the passenger seat, the Gulf kingdom's 15.1 million women can finally take control of the steering wheel when the ban on female drivers is lifted.Accountancy firm PwC predicts that the number of women on Saudi Arabia's roads will swell to three million by 2020. Thousands of women have signed up for driving lessons as new female-only programmes have sprung up.However, those hoping for a quick shot in the arm for the Saudi economy - and its struggling car industry - will have to wait.
New car sales in Saudi Arabia fell 22.3% last year to 536,767 vehicles, according to Matt Gasnier, founder of bestsellingcarsblog.com, which gathers car sales data from manufacturers around the world.Saudi Arabia fell into recession last year when GDP fell 0.5% due in large part to w…