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Ministry of Commerce (Saudi Arabia)
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The Ministry of Commerce (MC; Arabic: وزارة التجارة) is a cabinet-level government ministry of Saudi Arabia responsible for both commerce and investment sectors in the kingdom.[1] Its responsibilities include the development and implementation of policies and mechanisms that govern the sectors of commerce and Investment.[1] The current minister is Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi who was appointed on 7 May 2016.[2]
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History
In 1954 a Royal decree was issued to establish the Ministry of Commerce to develop and regulate the internal and external commerce.[3][4] In 2003, through a government reorganization, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was established.[5] later، In 2016, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was amended to the Ministry of Commerce and Investment.[6] On 25 February 2020, this ministry was renamed to Ministry of Commerce. [7]
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Structure
The Ministry has several agencies including:[8]
- Deputy Ministry for Consumer Protection
- Deputy Ministry for Industry Affairs
- Deputy Ministry for Foreign Trade
- Deputy Ministry of Internal Trade
- Deputy Ministry for Technical Affairs
- Marketing and Communication Management
- Administrative and Financial Affairs Management
- Information Technology Management
- General Directorate for Strategic Planning and Projects
- Engineering Management
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Commercial Attachés Offices
The Ministry also supervises commercial attachés offices worldwide with the aims of establishing and developing commercial relationships with other countries.[9] In May 2018, Saudi Arabia appointed with Samar Saleh the first woman to be a commercial attaché in Japan.[10]
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