Officials vow to stamp out counterfeiting

Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said commercial fraud and counterfeiting have serious impacts on consumer health and safety.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the 4th Arab Forum on Combating Commercial Fraud and Counterfeiting in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Al-Assaf outlined the reasons behind commercial fraud and counterfeiting and their negative effects on the economy. The minister added that the forum is an extension of the efforts of the government of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to protect the rights of consumers and producers besides maintaining transparency in all manufactured items.