Today, manufacturing contributes only 10% to Saudi Arabia’s GDP. To reduce its dependence on oil production and to increase the share of manufacturing to 20%, Saudi Arabia initiated a national program of cluster development in five priority areas: car manufacturing, metals processing, packaging, consumer goods and construction materials. A National Center For Competitiveness (expired link)\u00a0was founded as well.<\/p>\n
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