Saudi Gazette report

GENEVA — Eng. Khalid Al-Mudaifer, Vice Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Mining Affairs, met with representatives from major global commodity marketing and trading firms in Geneva on Thursday.

The meeting aimed to attract international commodity trading and marketing houses to invest in and collaborate with Saudi Arabia’s mining sector, reinforcing the Kingdom's position as a global hub for mining and mining services.

This gathering was part of Al-Mudaifer’s participation in a roundtable discussion organized by the Saudi Export-Import Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.

Attendees included Saudi Export-Import Bank Chief Executive Eng. Saad Alkhalb, National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) Chief Executive Eng. Suliman Almazroua, Assistant Deputy Minister of Investment for Industrial Sectors Ammar Altaf, and senior leaders from the ministry’s mining sector.

Discussions focused on strengthening trade partnerships, supporting raw material supply chains, and expanding global markets for Saudi products.