Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

05 Feb 1999

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The Erad International Trading Company is to build Saudi Arabia's first computer factory. The factory is due to start production in two years and will have a capacity of 36,000 machines per year. The large number of imports and an expected rise in demand were behind the decision to build the factory.

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