VOL. XLV

No 23

10-June-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

US Report On Saudi Arabia Says Economic Reform And Restructuring Essential

Saudi Arabia faces serious challenges over the coming two decades, according to the annual report on the kingdom’s economy published by the US Embassy in Riyadh in May. Not the least of the challenges is that of stimulating economic growth to provide gainful employment for the “youth bulge” of post 1990-9. The report says that while Saudi Arabia has the...