By: Hazim Almadani

Introduction

It has become evident to the whole world the kind of road map that we will follow together, with God’s willing.

Through the Royal Speech given by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to the Saudi Consultative Assembly under its dome, he clarified to all, far and near, what needs to be done and the policy applicable in all the matters of interest ((including: the nation and the citizen – the resident and the investor – the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)  – the Arab and Islamic States and the entire world)), and the Royal Speech indicated the Kingdom’s role and commitment at the international level towards the regional and international states organizations, through which it acquired its regional appreciation and international standing. The Kingdom held ((1)) of the historical summits in the previous period, in which the leaders of the sister and friendly countries have participated to achieve security and stability in the world.

The Royal Speech contained the Kingdom’s plan to move forward towards a promising future, with God’s willing, through the works of plans and programs that ensure the realization of the Saudi Vision 2030, as some government agencies were restructured; in addition to working on strengthening the role of the citizens and the private sector, according to its capacity; and here I quote from the Royal Speech (( Being an important partner in the development and supporting the national economy)) and that is through the expansion in the youth and technical localization.

The Royal Speech stated the recommendation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for all the ministers and officials in the Kingdom, through a clear and explicit order from His Majesty, regarding the registration of procedures and the provision of more high-quality services to the citizens, and this is what we have witnessed – for example in the judiciary and investment services in general – in addition to the support provided by the Custodian’s Government to the small and medium-sized enterprises. This support was evident through the order issued by his royal highness to his government of agreement to motivate the private sector by adopting the total amount of 72 billion riyals; as this support will include giving indirect loans to small and medium-sized enterprises amounting to about one billion six hundred million riyals, and establishing government venture investment fund for the small and medium-sized enterprises for 2 billion and 800 million riyals. Everything stated in the Royal Speech was in order to show optimism and emphasis on the readiness to work for a better future in terms of moderation and to ensure sustainable development in the reform and development process.

May God protect our country under our wise leadership?