World Bank president to skip Riyadh conference | Financial Times:
Jim Yong Kim, the president of the World Bank, has pulled out of a high profile conference in Saudi Arabia which has suffered a number of defections after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
“President Kim has previously informed the Saudi authorities that he will not be attending the Future Investment Initiative,” a World Bank official said on Friday.
Mr Kim was still listed as a “confirmed speaker” on the website of the FII on Friday. The World Bank would not comment on whether Mr Kim had decided to withdraw from the event before or after Mr Khashoggi’s disappearance from the Saudi consulate in Turkey on October 2.
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