New areas of Saudi-Swiss cooperation identified

RIYADH: New areas of cooperation in trade were identified on Sunday during a meeting held in Jeddah between Commerce and Investment Minister Majid Al-Qassabi and his Swiss counterpart, Johan Schneider-Ammann.
During the meeting, the Saudi-Swiss sides discussed opportunities between the Kingdom and Switzerland and explored means of developing trade and investment opportunities, especially in the field of non-oil exports, as well as removing any obstacles that may hinder such activities.
There are 113 Swiss companies in the Kingdom, 94 of which are service companies and 19 are industrial. The volume of trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland reached SR10.33 billion ($2.75 billion) in 2016.
It was also decided to provide Saudi companies with the latest technologies and expertise to raise the quality of Saudi products and facilitate their entry into European and international markets.
The two sides also stressed the importance of the Saudi-Swiss Business Council’s role in the promotion of business and investment activities between the two countries, and its contribution to current development issues, especially in the fields of high-tech precision industries and the search for specific quality investment opportunities.