Saudi's Al-Ahsa province offers 59 projects worth $13.3bln
The projects were unveiled at the Al-Ahsa investment forum which was held in the province last week with the aim of attracting capital as part of the Gulf Kingdom's Vision 2030.
'Nearly 59 investment opportunities with a total value of more than SAR50 billion were offered during the forum,' Al-Madina newspaper said.
The projects cover a wide variety of sectors, including transport, real estate, tourism, services, logistics, farming and industry, it said.
It quoted Al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce as saying in a report that the province has awarded nearly 183 permits for new foreign projects with a value of more than SAR2.5 billion ($666 million).
(Writing by Nadim Kawach; Editing by Anoop Menon)
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