“We are likely to see very positive recovery in 2021, north of 3 percent…[the coronavirus pandemic] showed how important [economic reform] is for the Saudi economy…The reforms of the past three to four years have also made the government more informed and able to respond more quickly.”
-Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabian Finance Minister, in comments to Nikkei on the Saudi economy and the positive impact of adopting Vision 2030 in 2016 in adapting to the crises sparked by the global pandemic. [Nikkei]
