Preparations are in full swing for the launch of the Riyadh Economic Forum (REF) on October 12 this year.
The Forum’s main objective will be to promote sustainable economic growth through the optimal use of the Kingdom's resources. Dr. Abdulaziz Jazzar, chairman of the preparatory committee for the REF, told Arab News that today's preparatory meeting at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry had discussed the agenda for the inaugural session of the Forum, to be held at the Riyadh Exhibition Center. He said 11 papers, grouped into four broad themes, would be discussed. The input for these working papers and the proposed solutions would come from consultants and economic experts who attended yesterday's preliminary session. "Preparations for the Riyadh Economic Forum have been going on for the last two years. Many committees and sub-committees have been set up. So a lot of effort has gone into the organization of the REF," said Dr. Jazzar, who is also the managing director of Saudi Research and Publishing Co., whose publications include Arab News and Asharq Al-Awsat.
Dr. Jazzar said subjects included the government's regulatory policy; human resources development; the scope for enlarging the contribution of the private sector to the national economy; and infrastructure development, particularly gas, transportation, electricity and industrialization.
Source: SPA
