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With best regards from Riyadh,

Oliver Oehms
Delegate of German Industry & Commerce for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen

International Consulting Day 2019 – Stuttgart

The “Internationaler Beratungstag” (IBT) is an annual consulting day of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Stuttgart Region, which offers the opportunity to meet with experts of different German Chambers of Commerce Abroad. The German Chambers of Commerce Abroad advise, support and represent German companies worldwide that wish to develop or expand their business activities abroad. The AHKs are institutions of German foreign trade promotion. The AHKs represent German business interests in 140 locations in 92 countries.

In 30 minutes slots you can book talks with country experts to discuss and exchange about the potential and chances of over 50 different markets and raise specific questions about the foreign business. The experts give their expertise and might like to offer different services for market entry such as general consulting, market research, business partner search, mediation or legal support.

Mr. Jan Lutz Mueller who represented us in this event had 6 appointments with local small & medium sized German companies and offered them our services.

transport logistic

From the 4th – 7th of June 2019 the largest logistic fair in the world was held in Munich with more than 2,374 exhibitors from 63 countries and round about 64,000 visitors from 125 countries. The exhibition takes place every 2 years and is a key event for the global logistics industry. It combines innovative products, technologies and systems with pooled expertise.

Top topics of this year’s gathering were the driver shortage, silk road and artificial intelligence. 

In the frame of the Saudi Vision 2030 and the vision program National Industrial Development and Logistics Services Program (NIDLP) the logistics sector is receiving a greater attention

and importance. In order to have a wider diversity, the Saudi government formed a new entity, the Saudi Logistic HUB, which unites different ministries and authorities which are active in the transportation sector like the Ministry of Transport (MoT), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), Saudi Railway Company (SAR), Saudi Export Development Authority (Saudi Exports), Saudi Customs Saudi Electronic Info Exchange Co. (Tabadul), The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) and Public Transport Authority.

During the exhibition Mr. Jan Lutz Mueller, Deputy Delegate of the German Industry and Commerce for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen, visited the different booths from

Saudi Arabia and met with Mr. Rami Ibrahim Alnajjar, Senior Advisor for the Deputy Minister

of Planning & Information, Saudi Logistics HUB, Mr. Abdulaziz A. Alrayes, Director of Corporate Communications & Marketing, Mr. Alaa Matuq Alsufyani, Strategic Initiative Management Specialist of GACA and representatives of SAGIA.

The Saudi participation was coordinated as well by the Saudi Center for International Strategic Development (SCISP), represented by Mr. Adel Ali Alkhodairy, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Business Development.

For further information please contact: Mr. Jan Mueller

There has been an update regarding the regulation of plastic imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We now know that the second and third phase of the planned legislation – which will ban the import of non-oxo-biodegradable plastics – have been until the first of April 2020.  

We suspect that the reason for this is the decision of the European Union (05.06.19) which banned the use of oxo-biodegradable plastic. The reasoning for this is said to be the fact that these plastics are not as ecologically safe as they seem, instead adding a quantity of microplastics into the environment which is harmful.

The EU has also forwarded this information, including the results of a European study which supports these claims, to the Saudi government via a note verbale. We hope that this will positively influence the decision of the SASO to not go ahead with said regulation. An important factor in this decision is the result of a local study, which is being completed at the moment and will hopefully be released by the end of June.

The result of this study will likely impact the SASO. Since the usage of oxo-biodegradable plastic would negatively impact the necessity of plastic-recycling, the Saudi Arabian recycling lobby is also trying to sway the decision to avoid any impact on their operations. 

We, as the German economic representative in the country, are staying in regular contact with the relevant bodies to help avoid the logistical challenge of such regulation on the import industry and provide the most up-to-date information to the business community.

Ms. Hanna Riehle

We are looking forward to presenting you this years´ finalists in the field of Healthcare & IoT 

An evening full of creativity and innovative presentations is awaiting you! 

Get your free ticket here. (Seats are limited)

Come and support the Saudi & Bahraini Star!ups and Network with interesting Speakers and Founders!

For more information regarding this event please contact:
Mrs. Iman Staab