Amr Abdullah Al-Dabbagh, Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), and Lutz Kahlbua, CEO of Siemens Ltd., have signed an agreement to include Siemens as one of the sponsors for the Fifth Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh. The Forum, organized by SAGIA, will be held in Riyadh from Jan. 22-25 and will be attended by prominent business leaders and academics on a global and local level. Al-Dabbagh thanked Siemens, one of the major telecom companies in the region, for supporting the forum. He stressed that SAGIA is always keen on building partnerships with select private firms and sectors that will help promote the Kingdom's competitiveness both globally and regionally. --MORE