H.E. KHALID AL-FALIH

Report: Saudi Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih Met With Top Commodity Hedge Funds

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Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih met in private with some of the world’s top commodity hedge funds in July, a break from tradition in order to gather investor views on the state of the market, Bloomberg reports.

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