How Bankers Are Navigating Saudi Arabia's $2 Trillion Overhaul
Welcome to the Mideast Money newsletter, I'm Adveith Nair. Join us each week as my team and I chronicle the intersection of money and power in a region that's become one of the most influential in global finance. You can sign up here.
This week: A $3 billion IPO boom faces challenges, Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund bets on AI, and a star hedge fund trader eyes expansion in Abu Dhabi. But first, Saudi Arabia's hurdles are reshaping the Middle East's financial landscape.
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