Saudi imports to Austria increased by 29% in 2024, says Austria ambassador

RIYADH: In a reception on Wednesday ahead of Austrian National Day, Oskar Wustinger, the Austrian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, highlighted the growing economic and trade relations between the two countries.

“The excellent Austrian-Saudi relations are based on solid friendship and cover more and more fields. Fast-growing economic exchange and cooperation are important and dynamic elements,” Wustinger said.

“There is an impressive growth in bilateral trade, with Austrian exports to Saudi Arabia increasing 49 percent in 2024, and equally important, Saudi imports to Austria increasing by 29 percent,” he added.

Attending the reception from the Saudi side were high-level officials and diplomats, including Faisal Al-Sudairy, undersecretary of the Riyadh region, who represented Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar.

As a part of his remarks Wustinger also detailed key areas of collaboration under Vision 2030, commending the initiative for being “impressively bold.”