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Industrial Establishments Increased to 11,000 in Saudi Arabia

The Industrial Sector Enablers forum organized by the Riyadh Chamber (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Industrial Sector Enablers forum organized by the Riyadh Chamber (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Industrial Establishments Increased to 11,000 in Saudi Arabia

The Industrial Sector Enablers forum organized by the Riyadh Chamber (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Industrial Sector Enablers forum organized by the Riyadh Chamber (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The number of industrial establishments in Saudi Arabia increased from 8,800 in 2019 to more than 11,000 industrial establishments, according to Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources official Mohammad al-Suwailem.

The undersecretary for industrial services was speaking at the “Industrial Sector Enablers” forum, organized by the Riyadh Chamber represented by the Industrial Committee, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.

The forum was held in the presence of a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Industrial Committee at the Riyadh Chamber, Abdullah al-Khorayef, and several interested specialists in the industrial sector.

The event highlighted the enablers allocated to enable the industrial sector to achieve the industrial goals within the paths of Vision 2030.

Suwailem confirmed that the number of industrial establishments in Saudi Arabia is targeted to reach 36,000 in 2035.

Khorayef confirmed that holding the forum comes within the framework of the efforts of the Chamber’s Industry Committee to build bridges of communication with officials in the industrial sector.

He reiterated that it allows the opportunity to discuss issues of concern to the sector and reach solutions.

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Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency rose in November — but that likely won’t stop the European Central Bank from cutting interest rates as the prospect of new US tariffs from the incoming Trump administration adds to the gloom over weak growth.
The European Union’s harmonized index of consumer prices stood up 2.3% in the year to November, up from 2.0% in October, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Friday.
Energy prices fell 1.9% from a year ago, but that was offset by price increases of 3.9% in the services sector, a broad category including haircuts, medical treatment, hotels and restaurants, and sports and entertainment, The Associated Press reported.
Inflation has come down a long way from the peak of 10.6% in October 2022 as the ECB quickly raised rates to cool off price rises. It then started cutting them in June as worries about growth came into sharper focus.
High central bank benchmark rates combat inflation by influencing borrowing costs throughout the economy. Higher rates make buying things on credit — whether a car, a house or a new factory — more expensive and thus reduce demand for goods and take pressure off prices. However, higher rates can also dampen growth.
Growth worries got new emphasis after surveys of purchasing managers compiled by S&P Global showed the eurozone economy was contracting in October. On top of that come concerns about how US trade policy under incoming President Donald Trump, including possible new tariffs, or import taxes on imported goods, might affect Europe’s export-dependent economy. Trump takes office Jan. 20.
The eurozone’s economic output is expected to grow 0.8% for all of this year and 1.3% next year, according to the European Commission’s most recent forecast.
All that has meant the discussion about the Dec. 12 ECB meeting has focused not on whether the Frankfurt-based bank’s rate council will cut rates, but by how much. Market discussion has included the possibility of a larger than usual half-point cut in the benchmark rate, currently 3.25%.
Inflation in Germany, the eurozone’s largest economy, held steady at 2.4%. That “will strengthen opposition against a 50 basis point cut,” said Carsten Brzeski, global chief of macro at ING bank, using financial jargon for a half-percentage-point cut.
The ECB sets interest rate policy for the European Union member countries that have joined the euro currency.