Outlines the background to privatization in Saudi Arabia and reports a survey to assess the attitudes of businessmen and public sector employees to it. Finds that 91 per cent support the idea and tabulates the proportions expecting various benefits from it (top: 77 per cent expect improvements...

This article seeks to explore whether there is a role for venture capital in the funding of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) within a developing economy, where there has not been an established culture of equity‐linked funding. In addition, the links between venture capital and the...