Dr. Nasser Saidi’s comments appeared in an Arab News article titled “Saudi Arabia puts foot on the gas with accelerated strategy for sovereign wealth fund PIF” on 27th Jan 2021.
The comments are posted below.
Regional economics expert Nasser Saidi says the announcement was a quantum leap in the Kingdom’s plans. “Saudi Arabia has put its foot on the gas of the Vision 2030 strategy with the announcement of the economic plan for the next five years, under the auspices of the PIF,” he told Arab News.
“There can now be no doubting the seriousness of its intentions to push through the plan to deeply transform and diversify the economy, and society, of the Kingdom, in super-fast time.”
Comments on Saudi Arabia PIF’s strategy in Arab News, Jan 27 2021
28 January, 2021
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