Saudi Arabia

摘要

Last fall, Abdulrahman al-Tuwaijri received word that he would be exchanging his business suit for a robe and a red-checked head cloth. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah wanted the kingdom's long-serving representative at the International Monetary Fund in Washington to return home to spearhead a new Supreme Economic Council, an elite cabinet committee charged with liberalizing the economy. The Iowa State University-educated economist had never met the Crown Prince before the summons, but he hears from him often now. "He always wants to know why things aren't going faster," says al-Tuwaijri.