Forty-six thousand seasonal jobs will be generated for Saudis with the kick-off of the Riyadh Season festival.
The three-month festival will witness 3,000 events and will begin on October 17, and run until December 15.
“There has been a huge turnout of sponsors for the event. Around 80 percent of the target has been achieved with generating around SR400 million and this was unprecedented,” said Turki al-sheik, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) and head of the Riyadh Season, during the opening session of Joy Entertainment Industry Forum on Sunday.
The entertainment sector in the Kingdom is targeting 250,000 permanent jobs until 2030, al-sheik stated.
“There has been no withdrawal of organizers or participants of events thanks to the great confidence in the Kingdom’s economy,”
SOURCE : ALBILAD
