War Not Money Dominates Saudi Arabia’s Major Investor Summit
- Major investor conference overshadowed by Israel-Hamas war
- Saudi finance minister urges need to collaborate with others
Most discussions at the Future Investment Initiative conference have been dominated by the war and its security and economic repercussions.
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A major conference of international business and finance leaders in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh about economic transformation has been overshadowed by the only thing on everyone’s mind: war involving Israel.
The battle between Israel and Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing as many as 1,400 people, now threatens to engulf the entire region and draw in the US and other powers.