The Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammed al-Huwaij, approved a number of investment projects throughout the country on Thursday, and also directed the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Privatization Affairs to implement them through the local and foreign private sectors according to the investment map.
The approved investment projects amounted to a total of 43 projects, where 14 projects are distrubuted over the western regions, 9 projects over the eastern region, and 20 projects over the southern region in the fields of tourism, agriculture, regular and renewable energies, food industries, building materials and construction, within the framework of implementing the plan of the Economy and Trade Ministry to achieve economic diversification, localize industries and activate investment map.