Dakar, June 14, 2022, SPA -- The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) participated with the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the 17th Trade Fair of the OIC Member States, held on June 13-19, 2022 in Dakar, Senegal. SFD participates in the Trade Fair, along with the Ministry of Investment, the General Authority of Foreign Trade, the Saudi Export Development Authority, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, the Saudi Export-Import Bank, the Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization, and the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, in addition to the national companies from private sector. The main goal of the Trade Fair is to introduce the products, industries and services of the OIC member states, to raise the level of trade exchange, to promote the investment opportunities among the member states and to deepen cooperation in various economic fields among the member states. During its participation, SFD highlighted its development efforts in developing countries for more than 48 years as SFD has supported 84 developing countries around the world since its inception. These efforts contributed to raising the commercial level in the beneficiary countries, and the growth and prosperity of their economic and social conditions. Through its cumulative activity over the past years, SFD has opened up new horizons for the Kingdom's international partnership through non-oil exports and support for domestic content. The SFD has a proven track record of contributing to the advancement of the economic sector through development projects and programs that promote sustainable development and support trade exchanges. --SPA 18:52 LOCAL TIME 15:52 GMT 0023 www.spa.gov.sa/w1746440