Riyadh-based Alfaisal University hosted yesterday evening, a seminar entitled "Corporate Governance Index" in the presence of the Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah; the Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Abdullatif Al-Othman; the Director of Alfaisal University, Dr. Mohammed bin Ali Al Hiazaa and a number of Ministers; government officials; Chairmen of Boards of Directors and Chief Executive Officers of companies; members of the Finance Committee of Majlis Al- Shura; the governors and heads of legislative, regulatory and professional bodies and those interested in corporate governance. In his speech during the seminar, SAGIA Governor Abdullatif Al-Othman emphasized the importance of the announcement of corporate governance criteria, which were developed by College of Business Administration at Alfaisal University in collaboration with international experts in corporate governance, pointing out that the main objective of the rules organizing the market is to make sure that listed companies can get the capital they need to fund innovation and development and the provision of jobs and growth. --More 14:05 LOCAL TIME 11:05 GMT تغريد
