Sunday, 28 October 2018

Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri: ‘The whole world is interested in Saudi Arabia’

Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri: ‘The whole world is interested in Saudi Arabia’:

The “green room” at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh is an inappropriate name.

Like the rest of the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, next to the five-star Ritz Carlton Hotel, the areas reserved for the elite speakers at the adjacent plenary hall is a melange of white marble, gold and the rich browns of teak and mahogany, with plenty of sparkling crystal in evidence too. Anything but green, really.

Last Thursday morning, Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri entered the room with weighty matters on his mind. The minister of economy and planning for Saudi Arabia was the top billing on a panel of luminaries from Jordan, Russia and Britain, considering the question: “Which model for privatization will prevail?”

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