Riyadh – Mubasher: A delegation of Japan Association of New Economy (JANE) visited Saudi Arabia to discuss potential collaborations and investment opportunities between its member companies and Saudi entities under the host of the Saudi Ministry of Investment.

National Technology Group (NTG), with its Chairman Mohammed Al Ballaa, invited the JANE delegation as well as key businessmen to a dinner meeting where they addressed strategic investment plans in Saudi Arabia.   

Among the attendees of the dinner meeting were Mohammed Al Shabanah, the Managing Director of ICT Sector at the Saudi Ministry of Investment; Ibrahim Neyaz, the CEO of the National Technology Development Program (NTDP); and Nezar Alhaidar, the CEO of Fintech Saudi. This was in addition to representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Saudi Arabia, leading Saudi businessmen, and representatives of different sectors from the chamber of commerce under the Saudi Ministry of Investment.

The two-day visit of the Japanese delegation focused on driving innovative solutions and sustainable development while leveraging valuable industries across the Kingdom.

JANE is a leading business organization with more than 500 innovative company members in Japan. It comprises top executives from various industries, including IT, e-commerce, finance, telecommunications, PropTech, construction, digital marketing, crypto assets, blockchain, and more.

NTG was established in the Saudi capital Riyadh in 1984 as one of the largest and fastest-growing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies with over 3,500 employees.

NTG has more than 20 specialized ICT subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia, GCC, Egypt, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.