His Excellency Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and His Excellency Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media, were present on the occasion of the private sector meeting
The meeting culminated in the signing of 21 investment agreements in the fields of logistics, transportation, defense, renewable energies, manufacturing, environment services, aquaculture, import and export, engineering and agriculture
Saudi and Greek government and private sector representatives discussed mutually beneficial investment opportunities, further bolstering commercial relationships
Athens, Greece: Twenty-one investment agreements in the fields of logistics and transportation, renewable energies, manufacturing, environment services, aquaculture, defense, import and export, engineering and agriculture were penned here yesterday by the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA) and private sector companies with their Greek counterparts.
The investment meeting was opened by His Excellency Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia; His Excellency Costas Fragoyiannis, Deputy Minister of Economic Diplomacy and Openness of the Republic of Greece; and His Excellency Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investment of the Republic of Greece. Also in attendance were His Excellency Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia; and His Excellency Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media of Saudi Arabia.
The meeting included presentations by both Greek and Saudi entities.
From Greece, representatives from the leading global industrial and energy company Mytilineos highlighted opportunities available to Saudi investors. Saudi officials from Ajlan & Bros Holding Group, one of the Middle East’s largest private sector conglomerates, showcased areas of investment available in the Kingdom in renewable energy and infrastructure.
Thirty-two representatives from Greek companies, chambers of commerce and trade associations attended the event, taking part in B2B and G2B meetings to explore mutually beneficial investment opportunities.
Greek investment in Saudi Arabia has continued to grow over recent years across several sectors, from professional, scientific and technical activities, through manufacturing and construction, to finance and insurance.
The partnerships forged during the Athens meeting underscore the deepening and widening of investment relations between Greece and Saudi Arabia. In September 2021, the launch of the Joint Saudi-Greek Business Council in Athens aimed at establishing closer cooperation between private sector actors in the two countries. In March 2022, the inaugural Saudi-Greek Business Forum in Riyadh saw the participation of 43 Greek companies and 110 Saudi companies and featured a flurry of activities across a range of sectors including renewable energy & hydrogen, maritime shipping & logistics, tourism & hospitality, and construction & infrastructure. Saudi Arabia and Greece are implementing a joint project to build a submarine cable and data line to connect the two countries and are collaborating closely to leverage synergies in such key sectors as tourism and shipping.
Saudi Arabia has seen strong growth in foreign direct investment in recent years as the Kingdom’s economic reforms have unlocked a broad range of opportunities for international investors. Last year net FDI growth increased by an unprecedented 257.2%, with inflows totalling almost $20bn for the year the highest they have been for a decade.
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