RIYADH: Economists have joined forces with a call by members of the Shoura Council urging owners of communications complexes to bear their responsibilities toward the Saudization of the mobile phones market.
Economists and members of the Shoura Council urged the inspection campaigns by the Ministry of Labour to work together with other government agencies to compel owners of complexes to prevent expat control over a number of shops, pointing out that the campaigns have succeeded in closing violating shops.
Some young Saudis wishing to work in the sector have disclosed that expatriate labor is manipulating the market after applying full Saudization of the sector.
They pointed out that the expats had left the market, but they own the shops they were working in and that most of them are closed and they want to sell each for up to SR500,000.
Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Qahtani, an economist, confirmed that business owners should not delay compliance with the resolution and should cooperate to make it successful in order to eliminate commercial concealment practices in addition to restructuring the market.
Abdul Kareem Al-Anzy, an economic adviser and director of human resources at major private sector companies, agreed with this opinion and said, “We should know that a lot of current major companies have started with small individual efforts, and over the years, they were developed.”
Dr. Muhammad Dulaim Al-Qahtani, an economic analyst, emphasized that the Saudization decision of telecommunication sector would help in creating small businesses.
He urged owners of communications shops to support young men and women and teach them the secrets of these professions of high profits, and help them become business owners rather than being employees to promote the national economy.
Economist Fadl Abu Eleinin stated that the Saudization decision of the telecommunication sector is not a surprise as some people claim.
However, it is based on a scheduled plan including everything required by the decision for support, training and funding.
He pointed out to the need for supporting the decision by all related parties, whether by supporting business owners, and young people and girls, and giving them the opportunity to do more in this area.
Economists and members of the Shoura Council urged the inspection campaigns by the Ministry of Labour to work together with other government agencies to compel owners of complexes to prevent expat control over a number of shops, pointing out that the campaigns have succeeded in closing violating shops.
Some young Saudis wishing to work in the sector have disclosed that expatriate labor is manipulating the market after applying full Saudization of the sector.
They pointed out that the expats had left the market, but they own the shops they were working in and that most of them are closed and they want to sell each for up to SR500,000.
Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Qahtani, an economist, confirmed that business owners should not delay compliance with the resolution and should cooperate to make it successful in order to eliminate commercial concealment practices in addition to restructuring the market.
Abdul Kareem Al-Anzy, an economic adviser and director of human resources at major private sector companies, agreed with this opinion and said, “We should know that a lot of current major companies have started with small individual efforts, and over the years, they were developed.”
Dr. Muhammad Dulaim Al-Qahtani, an economic analyst, emphasized that the Saudization decision of telecommunication sector would help in creating small businesses.
He urged owners of communications shops to support young men and women and teach them the secrets of these professions of high profits, and help them become business owners rather than being employees to promote the national economy.
Economist Fadl Abu Eleinin stated that the Saudization decision of the telecommunication sector is not a surprise as some people claim.
However, it is based on a scheduled plan including everything required by the decision for support, training and funding.
He pointed out to the need for supporting the decision by all related parties, whether by supporting business owners, and young people and girls, and giving them the opportunity to do more in this area.
