10th edition of Arab-China Business Conference ends with landmark announcement of Riyadh Declaration

10th edition of Arab-China Business Conference ends with landmark announcement of Riyadh Declaration

- Held under the theme "Cooperation for Prosperity," more than 4,500 influential participants from 26 countries took part in the conference’s agenda which featured keynote speeches, panel discussions and in-depth sector insights

- The conference concluded with the landmark announcement of the Riyadh Declaration, a nine-segment framework to strengthen economic and investment partnerships between Arab countries and China

- The conference featured the signing of 23 MoUs worth a total value of US$10 billion between the public and private sectors within Arab countries and China

- The conference’s closing remarks highlighting the benefits of continued economic collaboration between the Arab world and China

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The 10th edition of the Arab-China Business Conference successfully concluded today in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The conference featured 9 panels, 18 workshops, several private meetings and hosted 150 speakers to explore, discuss and amplify Arab-Chinese economic cooperation.

The conference closed with the official announcement of the Riyadh Deceleration, a multimodal framework to strengthen economic and investment partnerships shared between the Arab world and China. The announcement lays the foundation for continued collaboration with a focus on nine points, namely, strengthening economic partnerships, exploring new opportunities for cooperation, supporting entrepreneurship, exchanging research and scientific innovations, organizing training programs