MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DR HASHIM YAMANI WILL OPEN HERE ON FEBRUARY 6 THE FIRST FORUM ON "THE SAUDI FAMILY COMPANIES." THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FORUM WILL REVIEW A NUMBER OF ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FAMILY COMPANIES. MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS WORKING IN THE KINGDOM BELONG TO FAMILY BUSINESSES. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE FAMILY COMPANIES TO THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP) AMOUNTS TO ABOUT SR 250 BILLION, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO NEARLY 25 PERCENT OF THE GNP.