{
  "id": 13711871,
  "title": "Riyadh governor to open 12th Riyadh Economic Forum on behalf of King Salman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/riyadh-governor-to-open-12th-riyadh-economic-forum-on-behalf-of-king",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-11T12:12:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/nbscnmv8v"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 12th Riyadh Economic Forum will be inaugurated on Monday by Prince Faisal bin Bandar, representing King Salman, according to Ajel English. The event, which will be attended by senior officials, experts, specialists, and representatives from both the public and private sectors, will focus on five studies addressing key economic and development issues. Topics include enhancing the use of smart agriculture technologies, strategies for transferring and localizing knowledge among local talent, traffic congestion in major cities, measuring the impact of legislation and public policies to support sustainable development, and maximizing the economic and social returns from hosting Expo 2030 and the 2034 FIFA World Cup. Since its launch in 2003, the Riyadh Economic Forum has played a crucial role in addressing priority economic and development issues through specialized studies and broad participation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}