Arab small industries forum next month

The first forum on the role of small and intermediate industries in industrial development will be held between February 15-17, the chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrial Development and Mining (OIDM), Talaat Bin Zafer, said.

Al Zafer said the forum will be organized by the OIDM, the Egyptian Ministry of Industry, the Social Development Fund, and the Islamic Development Bank. It aims to boost the role of small and intermediate industries in industrial development in the Arab states. It will also study finding solutions to problems faced by Arab states in this field in addition to exchanging expertise.

He added that the forum will discuss 30 research papers through 4 main issues: the present and future conditions of small and intermediate industries, the role of Arab and international organizations in development, the requirements for raising the competitive capability of various projects, and the experiences of the developing and developed countries in the field of strengthening small and intermediate industries.