28/02/2017
Chairman of Asharqia Chamber, Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al Ataishan,
said that the tour of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to a group of Asian
countries, is of great importance, supporting the progress of the national
economy development and the Kingdom Vision 2030, seeking to activate investment
partnership with various countries of the world, pointing that considering
Asian countries economically as it is classified the fastest growing in the
world, has a proof that the kingdom is heading in the direction towards being the
ideal example in the region.
Al
Ataishan stressed the positive effect that it is expected that this tour will
make in improving the Saudi Asian relations to enhance and improve the
relations on all political and economic levels, particularly in the light of
economic transformation the country is witnesseing, expecting the outcome
of this visit as several investment agreements, and to enhance the amount the of
strategic
partnerships through several economic promising executive programs, especially
since Asian investors and others are well aware of the extent of the investment
that they can achieve as a result of investment in the Kingdom, which is confirmed in
general increase in foreign investment recently.
Al
Ataishan, said that the Kingdom is in the process to reduce its dependence on
oil as a resource and diversify its economic base, also aims at the
diversification of investment and commercial partnerships with various
countries around the world, pointing to the tour in 2016 to the United States
and Europe and other tours, which aim to enhance the ties and
attract new investments to the Kingdom, pointing that in exchange for these
tours, the foreign companies are looking forward to have a role in the Kingdom plans
in reshaping of the national economy plans.
