ECONOMY

Saudi Arabia Seeks Balanced Budget by 2023 – Al Jadaan

Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Saudi Arabia’s finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday he was "unconcerned with current oil prices impacting spending plans in 2019" and the government still aims to close its budget deficit by 2023 - though the target is not set in stone.

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