Discussants and speakers at the National Businesswomen's Forum organized by the Council of Saudi Chambers at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadhthe competent authorities to put more facilities for women's establishments and review and develop procedures, and the discussants also emphasized the role of chamber of commerce committees in communicating with government agencies and lobbying for the interests of businessmen and women and raising their issues and seeking to solve them: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.
This came during the second session of the forum entitled "Women's investments in the Kingdom between diversity and concentration, chaired by Shura Council member Dr. Hanan Al-Ahmadi, and attended by Dr. Wafaa bint Nasser Al-Mubairik from Princess Noura University, Faten bint Yousef Bundakji and Dr. Elham Mansour Othman Al-DakhilWomen's investments in the Kingdom between diversity and concentration: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.
.The session recommended the need to create a supportive investment environment for small enterprises, especially women, and expand the activity of productive families and transform them into small industries that contribute significantly to the GDP: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. It also called for activating the role of educational and academic institutions in economic activity by conducting research and training and adopting talents and innovators: 16pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.
The speakers appreciated the state's encouragement for Saudi women to enter the world of investment, as Decision 120 contributed to facilitating the issuance of licenses for women by opening women's sections in government agencies related to the issuance of licenses, and the shift to e-governance, which was issued by Royal Decree No. 7/B/33181 dated 10/7/1424 AH, which includes the development of a plan to provide government services and transactions electronically; led to the transformation of the process of obtaining a commercial register and affiliated licenses from the Ministry of Commerce is easy for males and females alike.
The session addressed four main themes: reviewing the demographic characteristics of the women's business sector in Saudi Arabia, identifying the main sectors and investment areas that businesswomen tend to invest in locally, characterizing the activities of businesswomen's investments, and the reasons for the trend towards investing in specific areas and refraining from other available areas. The speakers noted the activation of work from home, which was mentioned in a study conducted by the Ministry of Labor and concluded that a regulation for this activity should be made and a body proposed for it.
