Saudi Industry Minister Discusses Boosting Industrial Cooperation with Hong Kong Officials

Alkhorayef underscored the Kingdom’s strategic advantages, which make it an attractive investment destination for leading global companies. (SPA)
Alkhorayef underscored the Kingdom’s strategic advantages, which make it an attractive investment destination for leading global companies. (SPA)
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Saudi Industry Minister Discusses Boosting Industrial Cooperation with Hong Kong Officials

Alkhorayef underscored the Kingdom’s strategic advantages, which make it an attractive investment destination for leading global companies. (SPA)
Alkhorayef underscored the Kingdom’s strategic advantages, which make it an attractive investment destination for leading global companies. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef held bilateral meetings on Saturday with officials in Hong Kong to boost cooperation in the industrial sector, Knowledge transfer, and innovation, and smart manufacturing solutions.

Alkhorayef underscored the Kingdom’s strategic advantages, which make it an attractive investment destination for leading global companies.

He reviewed the Kingdom's positive economic transformations in recent years and its role in developing the industrial and mining sectors.

He discussed joint investment opportunities in automation, in line with the Kingdom’s Future Factories initiative, inviting Hong Kong companies to invest in promising industrial sectors in the Kingdom.

Alkhorayef met with the Director of the Trade and Industry Department, officials from the Innovation and Technology Commission, and the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong.

They discussed the prospects for strengthening ties between Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong and the opportunities to develop industrial cooperation between them.



Riyadh Hosts Saudi-Egyptian Industrial Forum

Officials are seen at the forum on Monday. (SPA)
Officials are seen at the forum on Monday. (SPA)
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Riyadh Hosts Saudi-Egyptian Industrial Forum

Officials are seen at the forum on Monday. (SPA)
Officials are seen at the forum on Monday. (SPA)

The Saudi-Egyptian Industrial Forum kicked off in Riyadh on Monday under the patronage of Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef. The forum aims to bolster strategic industrial cooperation and integration between the two countries.

Organized by the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce in collaboration with the Federation of Egyptian Industries, the forum witnessed the participation of Deputy Minister for Industrial Affairs Eng. Khalil bin Salamah, Saudi Export Development Authority CEO Abdulrahman Althukair, and 300 prominent Saudi and Egyptian industry leaders and investors.

Bin Salamah underscored the significance of strengthening economic cooperation and industrial integration between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He advocated for enhanced industrial partnerships within five priority sectors identified in the Kingdom's National Industrial Strategy: pharmaceuticals, automotive, building materials, textiles, and food industries.

He highlighted the evolving strategic integration between the two countries across initiatives like "Saudi Made,Future Factories," and "Made in Egypt," as well as in the broader goods and services sector. Bin Salamah urged Egyptian industrialists to capitalize on the industrial investment opportunities available in the Kingdom, citing its ambitious plans to establish 24,000 new factories over the next decade.

Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce Chairman Hassan Alhwaizy hailed the forum as a crucial milestone in Saudi-Egyptian industrial collaboration, emphasizing the strategic partnership underpinning their economic relations, particularly in the industrial sector.

Federation of Egyptian Industries Chairman Mohamed El-Sewedy stated that current global challenges are accelerating the need for industrial integration between the two countries, strengthening their partnership to tap into the African market's potential.

Saudi-Egyptian Business Council Chairman Bandar Al-Ameri highlighted the substantial growth in trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and Egypt in recent years, fueled by developing economic partnerships between their respective business communities. He emphasized that signing the agreement to protect and encourage mutual investments represents a strategic achievement serving their shared interests.