RIYADH — The Ministry of Investment organized Sunday the Saudi-Greek Investment Forum in Riyadh, in the presence of the Minister of Investment Khaled Al-Falih, the Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis, and Greek deputy minister for economic diplomacy Kostas Fragogiannis.

Also in attendance were senior government officials, executive directors of several largest Saudi and Greek companies, and representatives of the private sector from both sides.

The event aims at introducing investment opportunities and reviewing aspects of development of the business environment in the Kingdom.

The Minister of Investment stressed the importance of the strategic partnership between the two sides, noting that the volume of trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and Greece amounts to SR4.8 billion.

He confirmed that the Kingdom, through Vision 2030, has become one of the most competitive countries in the world, adding that holding the Saudi-Greek Investment Forum sets the economic and trade relations between the two countries for a new stage of growth and development towards broader horizons.

Meanwhile, several bilateral meetings between government agencies and the private sector from both sides were held on the sidelines of the forum designed to discuss investment opportunities available in the two countries in various sectors, including energy, petrochemicals, real estate development, transportation, information, and communication technology, industry, mining, tourism and others. — SPA