Ministry of Commerce (Saudi Arabia)

The Ministry of Commerce is the government body in Saudi Arabia responsible for regulating the commerce and investment sectors and for formulating policies that guide their development and support economic growth.

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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. In 2003, through a government reorganization, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was established. later، In 2016, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was amended to the Ministry of Commerce and Investment. On 25 February 2020, this ministry was renamed to Ministry of Commerce'''.'''

Structure

The Ministry has several agencies including:

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

Commercial Attachés Offices

The Ministry also supervises commercial attachés offices worldwide with the aims of establishing and developing commercial relationships with other countries. In May 2018, Saudi Arabia appointed with Samar Saleh the first woman to be a commercial attaché in Japan.