Saudi Crown Prince Makes $600 Billion Investment and Trade Pledge to Trump

Published on January 23, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman told President Donald Trump he’s willing to expand investments and trade with the US in the coming four years by $600 billion, according to the kingdom’s state-run news agency SPA.

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