Saudi Arabia agrees on economic reform plan

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The Saudi Government has approved a plan for vast economic reforms, designed to reduce the kingdom’s reliance on oil revenue.
The plan focuses on privatisations, further reductions in subsidies, selling off part of oil giant Aramco.. and the creation of a 2-trillion dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Al Jazeera’s Kamahl Santamaria looks at the numbers and the challenging road ahead.

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