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Business Extra: World's powerful meet in Riyadh for Future Investment Initiative

The three-day investment forum will see billions of dollars of new deals signed

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The world’s most powerful investors, heads of state, former leaders, entrepreneurs, government ministers are gathering in the Saudi Arabian capital this week to discuss the future of technology, sustainable development, capital markets, infrastructure financing, energy – old and new – gene editing and cellular therapies.

Host Mustafa Alrawi talks to Kelsey Warner, future editor of The National, who is attending the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh.

In this episode:

Kelsey on FII (1m 20s)

Who is attending FII? (14m 47s)

A new podcast by The National (25m 45s)

Headlines (26m 46s)

Updated: November 6, 2019 11:05 AM

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