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1     Capital Market Authority (CMA)

Government regulatory body that reports directly to the Prime Minister; functions: regulating & developing the capital markets, protecting investors, reducing risks from securities transactions etc; based in Riyadh

Government Agencies

2     General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI)

Autonomous government institution in charge of implementing the Social Insurance Law, which provides protection to workers in the private & public sectors (medical, retirement, disability, death); based in Riyadh, with offices elsewhere

Government Agencies Insurance

3     Presidency of Meteorology & Environment

Government agency whose activities include weather forecasts, monitoring climate, air quality, rainfall, the environment etc; based in Jeddah

Government Agencies Weather Environmental Organisations

4     Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)

Body set up by the Saudi government following the introduction of the liberalised Foreign Investment Law in 2000; facilitates investments, acts as a catalyst for changes, an intermediary between the Saudi government & global community etc

Government Agencies Financial Institutions

5     Saudi Geological Survey (SGS)

Independent entity working under the Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources; activities: geological mapping, mineral exploration, mining development, hydrogeology, environmental geology etc; based in Jeddah, with an office in Riyadh

Government Agencies Science Organisations Geology

6     Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITIC)

Regulatory body for the telecommunications & information technology industries; activities: licensing, spectrum management, interconnect listing etc

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7     Department of Civil Defence

Site is in Arabic

Defence Government Agencies

8     Education Department for the Northern Border Region

Site is in Arabic

Educational Organisations Government Agencies

9     Electricy & Co-generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA)

Independent government agency that regulates the electricity & cogeneration industries in Saudi Arabia; based in Riyadh; ensures the provision of adequate, high-quality & reliable services at a reasonable price

Government Agencies

10     General Auditing Bureau

Web site of the department; site is in Arabic

Government Agencies

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