Saudi Arabia
has postponed till January next year its fourth Future Investment Initiative
(FII) conference due to global travel issues related to the coronavirus
pandemic.
The
conference was initially scheduled for October 28-29.
The
conference, which attracts chief executives of global companies and top
government officials, will now be held on January 26-28, 2021, in Riyadh, with
the title “The Neo-Renaissance.”
The kingdom
however is going ahead with preparations to host a meeting of G20 in November.
Saudi Arabia,
with a population of around 30 million, has reported a total of 316,670
coronavirus cases and 3,929 deaths since March 2, when the first COVID-19
infection case was announced.
It has
introduced some of the most drastic measures in the Gulf region to curb the
spread of COVID-19.
These
included halting international flights and limiting the numbers attending the
hajj to fewer than 1,000 people already resident in the Kingdom.
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