Saudi Arabia tops World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2020 report – News of Bahrain- DT News

Saudi Arabia tops World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2020 report – News of Bahrain- DT News

Saudi Arabia tops World Bank's Women, Business and the Law 2020 report. Saudi Arabia has achieved a remarkable leap in the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law 2020 report, with a score of 70.6/100.. The report also places Saudi Arabia first among GCC countries and second in the Arab world.. Saudi Arabia has made outstanding improvements in 6 out of 8 indicators measured by the report: mobility, workplace, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, and pension.. The Kingdom- with other leading economies- is a global benchmark in four areas of reform: women's mobility, workplace, entrepreneurship, and pension.. Issam Abu Sulaiman, the World Bank's Regional Director for GCC, lauded the Kingdom's achievement: "Saudi Arabia basically has become one of the leaders in the Arab World in terms of women empowerment.". The package of legislative reforms include: expanding women's access to employment opportunities in new sectors of the economy, lifting restrictions on their mobility, ensuring their access to public services, guaranteeing equal pay and retirement benefits and protecting them against harassment and discrimination.. The Kingdom's new global standing, as pointed out by the WBL report, is testimony to its leadership's commitment to expanding the economic opportunities to all citizens, notably women and youth, as