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Saudi King Salman said in his recent to the UN General Assembly that "we hope that our talks will lead to tangible results that would build trust".
By Hilal Mir
June 25, 2021 8:23 am

    • The value of the project under investigation $267 million

    • From 15 in 2019, cases rose to 86 in 2021

    Cases of suspected collusion in tenders being investigated by the Saudi General Authority for Competition (GAC) rose to 86 in 2021, up from 55 last year and 15 in 2019, Al Arabiya reported.

    The value of projects being investigated in the Kingdom amounted to more than SR1 billion ($267 million), Abdulaziz Alzoom, governor of GAC, said in a statement.

    In a previous statement, GAC said it had started investigations, research and gathering of evidence with a number of establishments, based on communications it had received from other authorities, and complaints from individuals and companies.

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