Saudi Arabia showcased international deals worth about $50 billion as the kingdom tried to put the best possible gloss on a flagship investment summit shunned by global business leaders after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
While some of the deals were new, others had been made public previously or were merely incremental. Among genuinely fresh commitments, commodities trading house Trafigura Group signed a venture to develop a smelter and refining complex. State oil giant Saudi Aramco accounted for more than half of the 25 agreements.
