Khashoggi's death will not affect the project or global partnerships for its implementation

Al-Youm Al-Tuwaijri Newspaper: Kingdom Offers 4 Privatization Opportunities in Silos and Cereals

Nadim al-Nasser, general manager of the Saudi Newum project, did not specify the identity of potential partners at the investment conference in Riyadh on Thursday.
The conference on investments in the Saudi capital, known as Davos Sahara, continued Thursday for a third day.
The Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, announced last year the giant project of $ 500 million Neum. It is under construction in the northwest of the kingdom.
The kingdom will offer four privatization opportunities by the first quarter of 2019 in silos and cereals, while the privatization of assets in other sectors such as education, health care and medical care. Health and water desalination will also be considered, said Saudi Minister of Economy Mohammed Al Twaijri at the conference.
Privatization faced a huge challenge in the labor market and there was a need to change regulations, he added.
The Saudi government has signed agreements worth $ 4.4 billion to develop the housing and construction sectors, said the Saudi General Authority of Investments.
The agreements include an agreement with the American construction company Katera to help the Saudi housing assistance program to use modern construction methods.
China's Power China International Group has signed a $ 2.7 million contract with the Saudi Housing Ministry to build 17,000 homes over the next six years, the investment authority said.
Sany Group, a Saudi-Chinese company, has also agreed to cooperate with the government in real estate development.
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said companies absent from the conference on future investment initiatives in Riyadh apologized for not attending.
"All the missing companies have been contacting us for forty-eight hours, apologizing, expressing their regrets and preparing to propose in the coming weeks to open offices and restore normal relations," Al- Falih at the Dubai official information channel.
Saudi Arabia expects to attract investment of more than 1.6 trillion riyals ($ 427 billion) by 2030 as part of its efforts to strengthen the industry. "The program of development of industry and national logistics is the largest and most important program having a huge impact on the Saudi economy."
The minister estimated that the mineral wealth of the Kingdom would exceed 1,300 billion riyals.