Council of Saudi Chambers: Ninth Development Plan confirmation of the State tendency to strengthen the role of the private sector in development and diversify the production base and well-being of the citizen

Sheikh Saleh Kamel, Chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce that the adoption of the Council of Ministers of the general objectives of the Ninth Development Plan represents the starting whistle for the start of the plan projects of all axes of Economic and Social Development appraising the role of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his Crown Prince in support of economic development and to address all economic issues in light of current challenges and keen - cited by God - to enable private sector participation in the development process and to overcome all the obstacles facing it is evident that his previous development plans and confirmed by the Ninth Development Plan of a trend towards strengthening the role of the private sector in economic development and social, environmental and expand the areas of private investment (national and foreign) and areas of partnership between public and private sectors.

 Kamel added that the Saudi private sector has seen the adoption of this plan a lot of optimism and believes that it came at a time when the global economy many challenges which will require all the efforts in the public and private sectors for the success of this plan and achieve the goals desired, stressing that the private sector will support efforts to implement the plan through all their institutions and will create the appropriate environment for working to increase the capacity of national enterprises and improve the regulatory environment and increase competitiveness and promote private sector participation in construction and development projects and rooming strategic directions of the State to settle jobs and expand women's participation and environmental issues and social responsibility and others to meet the requirements of the plan with respect to the private sector.

He pointed out that the Ninth Development Plan in keeping with the current requirements calling for strengthening the knowledge economy and information society, which emphasizes understanding the leadership of the importance of this global trend in building a strong economy on the basis of sound knowledge to be able to compete in front of the global economic, which will develop the Kingdom's economy on an equal footing with economies of these countries and make it more competitive and the reliability and the ability to overcome obstacles and challenges.

He drew the full importance of what came in the plan of seeking to develop sector small and medium enterprises to increase its contribution to GDP and the development of frameworks for sponsoring, organizing, where is this sector the backbone of the Kingdom's economy and face many challenges, and the emphasis on the continued development approach to diversify the economic base and capacity expansion capacity and productivity of the national economy and enhancing its competitiveness and to maximize the return on its comparative advantage.

He said that the development plan followed the approach of the previous plans, interest in the human element Ptohelih, training and provision of services and employment opportunities and raising the standard of living so as to ensure its ability to shoulder the burdens of development as the prime mover and a target of various programs.

He explained that the plan's emphasis on continuing to pursue economic and social reform, institutional and systems development and consolidation of the principle of transparency, accountability and support for the institutions of civil society will enhance the investment environment and business performance and increase global confidence in the Saudi economy and its regulations, which will help to stimulate the economy.

The full hoped to achieve the development plan ninth desired objectives, calling for building a strong partnership between public and private sectors to take advantage of opportunities offered by the plan and achieve the aspirations of endeavor has its own sector in the interests of the homeland and the citizen.