H.E. Ayman Alsayari, the Governor of Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), honored the winners of the second edition of the Joint Research Program during a ceremony held at SAMA's  headquarters in Riyadh.  

The second edition of the program was focused on eight areas of study: Financial Sector, Financial Stability, Macroeconomics, Foreign Trade, Private Sector, Labor Market, the Economics of Energy & Mining and the current related economic issues.

The Joint Research Program is part of SAMA's initiatives to support research environment in Saudi Arabia and develop a solid financial and economic research ecosystem through the promotion of collaborative research amongst researchers from SAMA, academia and industry.