Perspective

06 September 2018

Saudi privatisation: A trivial project pursuit?

In:

Infrastructure, Oil & gas, Power

Region:

Middle East & Africa

Oliver Gordon

Features editor

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan to open up its economy to private investment is progressing – albeit slowly. But while PPP development in the centralised state was always going to be a slow burn, there are now also doubts that promised Saudi privatisation plans will ever deliver.

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