Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 28

12-July-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Supreme Economic Council Reconstituted

The Saudi Supreme Economic Council has been reconstituted under a royal decree issued on 4 July, with its membership increased by one to 12. One of the members of the previous council was the minister of labor and social affairs. But last March, separate ministries were created to handle labor and social affairs, and the minister of labor alone, Ghazi al-Qusaibi, has been appointed to...