Saudi Arabia postpones investment forum until 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
Saudi Arabia is postponing its Future Investment Forum until 2027, organisers have announced. The event, scheduled for 26 to 29 October, was due to hold its tenth edition and has no new confirmed dates yet, according to a statement published by the organisers on Monday.
Saudi Arabia has postponed its annual investment forum until 2027, after it was initially scheduled to take place from 26 to 29 October, the organisers said in a statement on Monday. The new date for the Future Investment Initiative (FII), a Saudi conference dedicated to investment, is to be announced soon.
The postponement comes after deadly attacks in the kingdom in recent weeks, amid the widening conflict in the Middle East that is disrupting economic activity, Businessday reports. The conference was due to hold its tenth edition and brings together international financiers.
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