16/04/2020
Al-Khaldi: The additional initiatives ensure business continuity and achieve the necessary protection for the labor market
The Chairman of the Asharqia Chamber, Abdul-Hakim bin Hamad Al-Ammar Al-Khaldi, appreciated the approval of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz - on the package of additional initiatives, which the government presented today, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in order to support the private sector in light of its confrontation to limit the spread the new Coronavirus, which was represented in supporting, exempting and expediting the payment of the dues of the private sector, saying: (The approval confirms our complete keenness on the continuation of the private sector’s role in development, the unlimited support that the sector enjoys in its auspicious era, and the extent of its keenness and tireless follow-up of the importance of work On Mitigating the social and economic impacts of the pandemic's consequences on private sector establishments), pointing out that these initiatives would achieve the necessary protection for the private sector, and provide it with cash liquidity to help it overcome the negative effects of the pandemic, and enhance its continuity in practicing its economic activities.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques had taken a number of royal orders in support of the private sector, in early April, to bear the state for three months 60% of the salaries of Saudi workers in private sector enterprises affected by the repercussions of preventive and preventive measures to limit the spread of the new Coronavirus.
Al-Khaldi said that the state has greatly reduced the effects of precautionary measures on the private sector, offering on behalf of itself and all business sector in the eastern region, thanks and appreciation to the position of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and His Highness the Crown Prince, for what they offer in order to reduce economic repercussions and mitigate the impact Corona response measures on the private sector.
