Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef concluded an official visit to the Federal Republic of Switzerland designed to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Switzerland in the industry and mining sectors, and increase the trade exchange and non-oil exports.
During the visit, Al-Khorayef held talks with Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda and with Executive President of Swiss Export Credit Agency Barbra Huiz, discussing ways of boosting cooperation in the industry and mining sectors to match the Kingdom’s vision 2030, contributing to diversifying the economic base and taking advantage of the promising investment opportunities investors in the industrial sector are offered in the national strategy.
Al-Khorayef also took part in a dialogue at the Growth Summit of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, and in a roundtable discussion in which more than 10 Swiss conglomerates took part. He also toured several Swiss companies and met with their CEOs, as well as some renowned universities in Switzerland and met with Saudi students on scholarships there.
Source: Saudi Press Agency