Program of the eleventh annual conference
(The reality and prospects of financing in the Saudi economy)
Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Finance and National Economy
held during the period
12 – 14 Jumada al-Ula 1418 AH corresponding to 13 – 15 September 1997
King Saud University, Riyadh
Saturday, Jumada al-Ula 12, 1418 AH, corresponding to September 13, 1997:
* 8:30 am – 9:30 am: Registration (Room 26B)
* 10:00 am: Opening (Hall 26 B)
– Any of the Holy Quran
Dr. Muhammad bin Hathloul al-Hathloul’s speech
SEA’s President
– Speech of His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
Minister of Finance and National Economy
Saturday 12 Jumada al-Ula 1418 AH September 13, 1997
First session :
From 11-12 noon (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Professor / Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Adwan
* (Saudi Electricity Sector Financing Options: Interim Proposal)
Dr.. Ehsan Ali Bouhalika
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Second session:
From 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Sukran
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
* (Financing Small and Medium Enterprises in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Engineer / Osama Muhammad Makki Kurdi
Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
* (Problems of financing small industries in the Kingdom: an applied study)
Professor / Ismail Ibrahim, a prisoner
Head of Al-Sajini Center for Economic and Administrative Consultations
* (Small and Medium Enterprises Financing)
Professor / Abdulaziz Al-Ali Al-Hamid
Association member
Lunch party at 2.30 pm
The association held it in the university’s grand banquet hall
Third session:
From 5-6 pm (Room 26B)
Session Chair: Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Kalabi
Vice Dean of the College of Administrative Sciences – King Saud University
* (Strategies for the international extension of multiple financial institutions
Nationality and its financing criteria in developing countries with application
on the commercial banking sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Dr.. Shaaban Ahmed Abdel Alim
Department of Business Administration – King Saud University, Qassim
* Followed by Dr. Ahmed Abdel Rahman Ahmed
Department of Business Administration – King Saud University
Fourth session:
From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (Room 26 B)
Session Chair: Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Musa
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
* (Fixed income bonds as an option for financing public companies
in KSA )
Dr.. Suleiman Abdullah Al-Sakran
Head of the Department of Economics – King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
* Followed by Dr. Abdul Rahman Abdul Mohsen Al Khalaf
Department of Economics – King Saud University
* (Participatory Financing: Lessons from the American Experience)
Dr.. Sami Ibrahim Al-Suwailem
Al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Company – Member of the Association
* Followed by Dr. Abdul Mahmoud Abdul Rahman
Department of Economics – King Saud University
Dinner party at 8:30 pm
Riyad Bank hosts it at the Intercontinental Hotel
(The main hall of the hotel – Gate No. 2)
Sunday 13 Jumada I 1418 corresponding to 14 September 1997:
Fifth session:
From 9 to 10.30 am (Room 26 B)
Chair of the session: a. Dr.. Asim Taher Arab
Department of Economics – King Saud University
* (Self-reliance in financing development)
Dr.. Ahmed bin Abdul Karim Al Muhaimid
Vice Dean of the College of Economics and Administration – King Saud University in Qassim
Dr.. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Sudani
College of Economics and Administration – King Saud University in Qassim
* Followed by Dr. Abdullah Hamdan Al-Batel
Department of Economics – King Saud University
Sixth session:
From 11-12 noon (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Nasser Ibrahim Al-Qaood
Director of Planning and Economic Studies Department
Gulf Cooperation Council
* (Encouraging foreign capital investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Professor / Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Al-Abdullatif
Ministry of Finance and National Economy
* Followed by Dr. Abdullah Al-Shibl
Department of Economics – King Saud University
Seventh session:
From 12:30 to 1.30 pm (Room 26B)
Chair of the session: Dr. Muhammad bin Hathloul al-Hathloul
Department of Economics – King Saud University
* (The relationship between volume and returns in the Saudi financial sector)
Dr.. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Zamil
College of Economics and Administration – King Saud University in Qassim
* Followed by Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Sudani
College of Economics and Administration – King Saud University in Qassim
Eighth session:
From 1.45 to 2.30 pm (Room 26B)
General Assembly:
Thanks and appreciation to the contributors
The Board of Directors of the Association is pleased to extend its thanks and appreciation
To all those who support the activities of the association and to all those who contributed to
This meeting is dedicated to King Saud University
And the following institutions:
Supporting bodies for the activities of the association
King Saud University
Dallah Al Baraka Group
Arab Investment Company
Riyad Bank
British Saudi Bank
National Commercial Bank
Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry