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Media companies, executives drop out of Saudi event over missing journalistEconomist Editor-In-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes will not participate in the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, spokeswoman L...
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- Saudi Arabia ranked 17th in WEF Global Competitiveness Report
Efforts to open the economy to foreign investment, expand the job market has made the Saudi economy stronger than ever.
09 Sep, 2011, 12.59 PM IST