Factory openings up, says ministry
Publication date 17 February 2020 | 22:43 | ICT

The number of factory openings in the Kingdom rose sharply last year, with 269 new plants starting operations, a 51 per cent year-on-year increase. Most of the openings were garment factories, a recent report from the Ministry of Industry

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