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Hajj revenues poised to exceed $150bn by 2022: Experts (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
Arab News ^ | August 28, 2017 | Tariq Al-Thaqafi

Posted on 08/27/2017 6:14:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

MAKKAH: Economic experts have said Hajj and Umrah revenues are poised to exceed $150 billion by 2022 in light of the expected mergers of economic blocs and groupings to meet the growing demand on Hajj and Umrah economics in terms of transport, commercial stores and expansion in small, medium enterprises (SMEs).

Muhsin Al-Sharif, a member of the Committee of Real Estate and Investment, said Hajj revenues will feed the national economy and, therefore, an integrated plan should be worked out to control revenues and financial resources in a manner that will serve Vision 2030. This will also serve the national economy and create a mega market not only for seasonal jobs, but also for sustainable jobs which form the nerve of Hajj and Umrah economics, he said.

He said the announced plan to host 30 million pilgrims and Umrah performers by 2030 is a real mirror of plans to bring markets in Makkah and Madinah out of disorganization and put them into well-organized economic frameworks serving changing economic mechanisms that attract high returns estimated at billions of dollars annually.

Accordingly, specialized research centers should be established in coordination with the Institute of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Hajj and Umrah and the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry to provide the economic index, act as a nucleus to attract Saudi capital, and fix the economic figures for Hajj and Umrah seasons in the National Transformation Plan (NTP) 2020. He said there are a number of opportunities that serve SMEs as they serve a wide sector of Hajjis and Umrah performers.

Al-Sharif said the volume of revenues arising from Hajj and Umrah economics in the next five years is expected to hit $150 billion. However, a small category of investors is exploiting foreign workers and controlling the capital flows which should be fed into investments in the Hajj and Umrah sectors to reflect the dynamics of the growing revenues of the sector, he said.

He said the $150 billion should be directed to re-structure the sector and re-arrange its priorities instead of pumping such money out of the Kingdom. Additionally, decision makers have to be informed on the creation of 100,000 permanent Hajj-related jobs for Saudis, he said.

He said economic aspects of Hajj and Umrah cannot be ignored as they are capable of providing high profit margins in light of mega challenges facing the sector, which will pave the way for the capital flow to Makkah and Madinah, not only in Hajj and Umrah business for the SME sector, but also for the hospitality and hotel sector which captures more than two-thirds of the sector throughout the Kingdom.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics; Religion; Travel
KEYWORDS: arabia; hajj; islam; mecca

1 posted on 08/27/2017 6:14:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Cheaper...


2 posted on 08/27/2017 6:31:05 PM PDT by montag813 (ue)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And it all goes into the coffers of the Royal House of Saud.

More terrorism, anyone?


3 posted on 08/27/2017 6:32:16 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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Mohammed owned black slaves


4 posted on 08/27/2017 6:33:33 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No wonder the vatican wants a piece of the action. Too much loot to fail or be scrutinized.

PT Barnum was the Einstein of human nature and gullibility.


5 posted on 08/27/2017 6:33:50 PM PDT by soycd
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To: soycd

This way to the egress.


6 posted on 08/27/2017 6:36:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: montag813

Will Achmed pray to a glowing traitor?


7 posted on 08/27/2017 6:54:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: montag813

Highway to Hell


8 posted on 08/27/2017 6:57:35 PM PDT by libh8er
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