MODON Receives International Accreditation

 Bandar Al-Khorayef, minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and chairman of the Board of Directors of MODON, received the EFQM accreditation during a ceremony on Tuesday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Bandar Al-Khorayef, minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and chairman of the Board of Directors of MODON, received the EFQM accreditation during a ceremony on Tuesday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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MODON Receives International Accreditation

 Bandar Al-Khorayef, minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and chairman of the Board of Directors of MODON, received the EFQM accreditation during a ceremony on Tuesday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Bandar Al-Khorayef, minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and chairman of the Board of Directors of MODON, received the EFQM accreditation during a ceremony on Tuesday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Estates and Technology Zones (MODON) received an accreditation certificate from the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), for the four-star category, for applying quality and institutional excellence concepts.

MODON is working to create the appropriate infrastructure to encourage local and international factories to access the Saudi market and invest in an enabling environment, where the concepts of quality and institutional excellence are applied.

The minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and chairman of the Board of Directors of MODON, Bandar Al-Khorayef, received the accreditation certificate during a ceremony on Tuesday.

MODON said in statement that the European certification of excellence crowned the authority’s efforts over an entire year.

It added that MODON has also set the goal of applying a management business model consistent with global best practices in the field of quality and institutional excellence, in a way that contributes to enhancing the confidence of local and international partners, in line with the objectives of the National Industrial Strategy.

MODON’s efforts also fall within its objectives to improve the general performance indicators according to scientific bases, and to achieve the aspirations of its partners in creating an exemplary investment environment characterized by sustainability and integration, within the framework of its strategy to empower the industry and contribute to increasing local content.

The EFQM Model is a globally recognized management framework that supports organizations in managing change and improving performance.

The model is based on data supported by industry experts in line with organizations’ goals and priorities, and employees’ aspirations, in a bid to realize effective and sustainable results and institutional excellence.

EFQM is a non-profit institution that seeks to increase the competitiveness of the economy, and help it reach excellence performance and corporate business.



Saudi Arabia Allows Foreigners to Invest in Firms with Property in Makkah, Madinah

The CMA said that under Monday's move foreign investment would be limited to shares, convertible debt instruments, or both. SPA
The CMA said that under Monday's move foreign investment would be limited to shares, convertible debt instruments, or both. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Allows Foreigners to Invest in Firms with Property in Makkah, Madinah

The CMA said that under Monday's move foreign investment would be limited to shares, convertible debt instruments, or both. SPA
The CMA said that under Monday's move foreign investment would be limited to shares, convertible debt instruments, or both. SPA

Saudi Arabia's market regulator said on Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed companies that own real estate within Islam's two holiest sites of Makkah and Madinah.

Saudi Arabia's market watchdog, the Capital Market Authority (CMA), said in a statement the move aimed to attract foreign capital and provide liquidity for present and future projects in the two cities.

The CMA said that under Monday's move foreign investment would be limited to shares, convertible debt instruments, or both, and would exclude "strategic foreign investors.”

It added that people without Saudi nationality would not be allowed to own more than 49% of shares of the firms involved.

In 2021, it allowed non-Saudis to subscribe to real estate funds investing within the boundaries of Makkah and Madinah.