In episode 8 co-hosts Hanaa and Lucien are both still traveling and battling a very big time difference on both sides of the globe. “Chairman” Lucien tells us about his latest conference on Saudi Gigaprojects and construction. 

The co-hosts come together to do a deep dive on the encouraging direction the Saudi economy is headed in by discussing HE Saudi Finance Minister Mohammad AlJadaan’s comments about some of the Kingdom’s macro-economic trends at the Qatar Economic Forum this week. Al Jadaan addressed the importance of spending smart throughout the diversification project to avoid ‘overheating’ and ‘economic leakage’ - noting the drawbacks of growing too fast. Lucien helps contextualise this for anyone that is interested in investing in Saudi but is too heavily reliant on Western media that may paint any slowing down or change of course in a negative way. 

Co-hosts go on to highlight some key news talking about Saudi school calendars, banking, 5G and the United Nations. 

Hanaa highlights some key Arabic words throughout the episode - learn how to say news, grandma and ‘what do you call it’. 

Get this episode and other episodes emailed to you when they're ready with a summary. Join the fastest-growing email newsletter list on Saudi Arabia here for free:

https://thetwenty30.beehiiv.com/

Like The TWENTY30? In just a few seconds, you can really help the show’s creators out. Please subscribe to the podcast, and if you can spare a minute, leave a review. Thank you!

You can also email the show’s hosts with their first names @TheTWENTY30.com or email [email protected].

The TWENTY30 Podcast is a production of The TWENTY30 Media Group, LLC. 

©The TWENTY30. All rights reserved.