Under the auspices of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Anqari opened Monday evening the First Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Economics and Management at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. The three-day conference is held under the title of "National Economy: Challenges and Aspirations" at King Faisal Conference Center at the Jeddah-based University. A speech ceremony was held on the occasion. Speakers highlighted development of the Saudi economy. Before the opening of the conference, the Minister of Higher Education toured the conference's accompanying exhibition projecting development and growth of the Saudi economy.