The book includes several factors that have played a significant role in what has been achieved in the city of Riyadh of development and prosperity in various economic sectors of industry, trade and others. Among the most prominent of those factors are the high population growth and the growth of employment opportunities which support the growth of demand for goods and services, in addition to its location at the center of the Kingdom and its privileged position in the center of a large regional market represented in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, neighboring countries, as well as a financial center comprising head offices of major commercial banks operating in the Kingdom, besides Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency and the Capital Market Authority, in addition to the public departments of government lending funds and financial institutions. --SPA 12:35 LOCAL TIME 09:35 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w