year development plans, the ambassador drew the attention to the fact that the eighth development plan differs from its previous ones in that it has far-sighted plans that would extend beyond its five-year term. He projected two objectives of that plan: to boost the Kingdom's economy to score the highest levels in comparison with the world's most advanced economies and to facilitate the role of the private sector by providing investment opportunities and opening more markets before goods and services. He called on the British business sector, in their capacity as economic allies of the Kingdom, to avail themselves of the new investment climate and the giant opportunities available there. --More 19/06/2006 23:56 ت م