Dhafer, director of the Arab Industrial Development & Mining Organization, stressed the need for greater cooperation and coordination among the Arab countries in promoting domestic and overseas investment in the exploration of industrial and mineral resources. He called for the streamlining of laws and regulations on mineral resources in the Arab world for promoting mining, which currently is low. He hoped that the seminar would discuss these and other related issues for attracting investment in mining in the Arab world. The symposium aims to update investors about the scope of investment in the Arab countries, importance of the mining sector in the economies of these countries, and also the need for coordination in the Arab mineral sector. Thirty scientific papers are being presented. These focus on facts about exploration, exploitation and investment in the mineral sector, available investments in mining, major investment attraction in mining and the scope of development, and rules, regulations and governing laws controlling the exploration and investment in mining.
