Aljadaan (Tuesday, 2:45 PM)

The story of [the] global economy, and indeed every nation within it, is not being written not by circumstance but by choice. We can choose to retreat to uncertainty, or we can choose to confront it with vision, collaboration, and courage.

Mohammed Aljadaan Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Debt is becoming a very, very serious challenge. What is troubling is that globally, we are not doing enough to deal with it.

If we are not careful at a global level, AI can actually increase the divide between countries and within countries. It will most likely increase productivity and help, actually, economies to prosper if used right.

I don't think so . . . when the new administration took over, there was a lot of fear . . . [about] what is the US administration position going to be in relation to the IMF and the World Bank. And the good news is actually the US is engaged. I can tell you firsthand as the chair of the IMFC.

As a Saudi finance minister, I actually support that call from the US for the [IMF and World Bank] to refocus their efforts.

Is it the end of the Bretton Woods system as it was established in 1944?

Frederick Kempe

Mohammed Aljadaan Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia