Badr delivered a speech at the opening of the ceremony saying that the forum objectives include raising awareness about competitiveness and the challenges facing it locally and internationally; discussion of the topics that relate to the effect of competitiveness on the progress of businesses, international trade, sustainable development, environment, and human resources and the micro and macroeconomic issues directly linked to competitiveness. Then, Amr Al-Dabbagh, the Governor of the SAGIA, thanked Prince Mitab, and stated that GCF 2009 provides an international forum to crystallize various ideas and views on competitiveness concept by world figures. He said that the kingdom is determined to occupy its natural and advanced place at the world economic map, raise its competitiveness at the international level and gradually and continuously improve its local and foreign investment environment. Al-Dabbagh maintained that current and historical experiences show that the kingdom is the safest place for direct investment with high profit and low risks. Then, the audience watched a show on King Khalid Prize for Responsible Competitiveness. --More
