• Eastern Region’s businessmen are optimistic about the kingdom's economic future

    05/09/2018

    During the monthly meeting on Tuesday in Asharqia Chamber

    Eastern Region's businessmen are optimistic about the kingdom's economic future

    AlKhalidi: The Kingdom has many experiences at the level of individuals and establishments

     

    The Chairman and members of the Board of Directors of Asharqia Chamber and a number of men agreed that the indicators of the economic reform process, which was approved by the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, which confirmed that the Kingdom is on track to achieve its objectives by diversifying the sources of national income and optimizing the exploitation of its physical, human and natural resources.

    They praised the restructuring process that was taking place, and its role in expanding and diversifying the investment base in front of the business sector.

    They stressed that the Kingdom is reaping the fruits of its vision in many areas and that the vision of the Kingdom 2030 is able to overcome the challenges that may face it in general. They expressed their optimism for the economic future of the Kingdom in general and for the region in particular.

     

    This came during a meeting on Tuesday-the monthly meeting in Asharqia Chamber- September 4, and attended by the Chairman of the Board of Asharqia Chamber, Abdul Hakim bin Hamad Al-Ammar Khalidi, and a number of Board members and business sector in the Eastern Region.

    This meeting is the first meeting that brings together the business sector in the Eastern Province after Eid al-Adha holiday, which witnessed an intensive presence and a distinguished interaction of businessmen, where the audience exchanged greetings and congratulations on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

    They also exchanged views on the Kingdom's development today in various productive and operational sectors.

    They pointed out that the fertile investment environment that characterizes the eastern region, which - in their opinion - needs further studies, research and initiatives to activate them and turn them into a number of value added projects in the national economy.

    The audience talked about the structural decisions that the Kingdom has witnessed recently. They stressed its contribution to strengthening the Kingdom's economic position at home and abroad, as well as achieving a decent life for citizens and their role in providing employment opportunities and investment in various fields.

     

    For his part, AlKhalidi stressed that the Kingdom is taking serious steps to stimulate the business sector to increase production and operation. He pointed out that the Kingdom has many experiences at the level of individuals and enterprises, which will participate positively in the paths of economic development. He called on the businessmen of the region to interact with the activities of Asharqia Chamber of Commerce to activate the economic movement in the region in line with the vision of 2030.

     

    In addition, the Business Women Center at the Chamber hosted, during the monthly Tuesday meeting, the staff of the Department of Investment Development in the Eastern Region Eamana in the presence of a number of businesswomen in the Eastern region.

    They spoke about the Eamana 's contribution to supporting businesswomen in the region and the initiatives it is launching towards providing a safe investment climate and various services that will facilitate women entrepreneurs to carry out their development work and national duties.

    They pointed to the most important features of the investment with the Eamana of the Eastern Region, as the Eamana provides the contracts of uniformity and stability in prices and facilitate services remotely.

    They pointed to the investment opportunities offered by the Eamana, such as those offered in the city of Dammam and the proposed opportunities in the Corniche Al-Khobar, the waterfront, the King Abdullah Civilization Center, and Ajyal project in Dhahran.

     They referred to the application of (my investment "Estithmari"), which was launched by the Amana to enable employers to learn about investment opportunities through smart devices. The application also allows the social participation of citizens and investors in order to achieve the best investment return to the Amana, in addition to the development of community service by providing the needs of citizens of different activities. Through the application, investors can send more than one proposal for activities on the vacant pieces for consideration in feasibility studies, with the possibility of sending comments on the proposed bids.​

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