Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser unveiled on Tuesday an international coalition led by a Chinese company, with 11 other international firms, to complete the design of the railway Landbridge Project that will connect the eastern and western parts of the Kingdom.
The minister pointed to the presence of 22 investment opportunities, including four regional airports, to be offered to the private sector.
He made his comments at the second edition of the Municipal Investment Forum (Furas), which was held in Riyadh and attended by a number of ministers and officials.
He noted that partnership and cooperation with the municipal and housing system, and the national strategy for transportation and logistics included investments exceeding 600 billion riyals ($160 billion).
Speaking during the same event, Majid Al-Hogail, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, announced the adoption of the Municipal Investment Portal (Furas) as a unified national portal for offering real estate investment opportunities with Saudi government agencies.
Al-Hogail added that municipal investments were related to five programs of Vision 2030, including privatization, housing, quality of life, serving the guests of Rahman, and financial sustainability.
Eng. Khaled Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, talked about the distribution of investment opportunities according to the National Investment Strategy, which was estimated at 12.4 trillion riyals ($3.3 trillion).
He explained that 20 percent of investments went to the real estate sector at a value of 2.5 trillion riyals ($666 billion), while 14 percent for transportation and logistics services, at a value of 1.7 trillion riyals ($453 billion), followed by tourism (9 percent), with a value of 1.1 trillion riyals ($293 billion).
Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, stated that the National Strategy for Industry enables Saudi Arabia to embrace advanced industries with high economic value, revealing efforts to increase the number of factories from 12,000 to 36,000 in the next stage.
On the sidelines of the event, Al-Hogail attended the signing of three agreements, including an executive program agreement for bilateral cooperation between his ministry and South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
The forum featured more than 5,000 investment opportunities, suitable for all segments of investors, including entrepreneurs, owners of small and medium enterprises, and large investors in various economic activities across Saudi cities.
