Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz, Acting Governor of Riyadh Region, this evening patronized the opening ceremony of Investment Potentials Forum in Riyadh and the exhibition held on its fringes. At the venue, he was received by Abdulrahman Al-Jeraisi, President of the Board of Directors of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and other officials. On behalf of Amro Moussa, the Arab League Secretary General, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Tuwaijri, Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs at the AL, gave an account on the economic situation of the Arab world, citing the facts that the Arab world's population is no more than 5% of the world's population, its area is no more than 10% of the world, income is no more than 3% of the world's income, oil represents 40% of investments. The food gap incurred by the Arab world represents 54%, he added.
