RIYADH — Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Boards of the National Competitiveness Center and the Saudi Business Center Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi appreciated the Saudi leadership’s continued support for the business sector following the Cabinet's decision to merge the two centers under the name Saudi Competitiveness and Business Center. He said the decision will enhance the Kingdom’s competitiveness and elevate its ranking in relevant indicators and reports. It will also facilitate procedures for starting and conducting economic businesses and provide all related services and work by adopting the best international methods and practices. Al-Qasabi said the Saudi Competitiveness and Business Center will continue delivering more than 6,000 government services to the business sector, in integration with relevant government entities, at the highest levels of quality and innovation. Services will be provided through the unified business platform and 20 branches across 15 cities. Al-Qasabi said the merger will unify channels for monitoring challenges facing the private sector and implement targeted reforms to facilitate business. He added that it will enhance the Kingdom’s global competitiveness and maximize the benefit of partnerships with local and international entities and organizations, especially in knowledge transfer and the exchange of expertise. Al-Qasabi said the center will work with the public and private sectors to place the Kingdom among the world’s most competitive countries and make its business environment a global model for the quality, smoothness and efficiency of government services directed to the business sector.