Economics

Saudi Crown Prince’s Latest Economic Plan Comes With Big Risks

  • Government wants Aramco and other firms to invest more locally
  • Nation is ‘sacrificing’ current profits for future gains: AEI

Photographer: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images

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Saudi Arabia’s latest economic plan comes with a big risk: while it might help boost investment, it could also hit the government’s finances.