Saudi-French forum to strengthen business ties
RIYADH, September 11, 2015
The Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry is set to bring together senior officials, businessmen and academics from Saudi Arabia and France at an upcoming event in Riyadh.
The Saudi-French Business Opportunities Forum will take place on October 12 and 13 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel and will see the participation of businessmen, economics, academics and researchers.
The forum will discuss ways to strengthen long-term ties between Saudi Arabia and France and offer investment opportunities in the two countries, as well as organising workshops and sessions addressing a number of important sectors such as health care, energy efficiency, trade and industry, and sustainable and smart cities, said a statement.
The event will feature a series of objectives that it aims to meet, such as creating opportunities for mutual foreign direct investment in major industries and identifying new investment opportunities in the Saudi and French markets, it said.
It aims at acting as an enabler for new sustainable trade and industry projects and encourage medium to large companies from both the Saudi and French markets to establish business relationships.
It will develop effective recommendations and initiatives to help facilitate strategic business alliances between organizations in the two markets.
Finally, the forum also aims to help develop a knowledge-based society, the statement added. - TradeArabia News Service
