Banks mull Saudi commitments after hopes dashed for bumper year

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Banks mull Saudi commitments after hopes dashed for bumper year

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (known as MBS, right) receives Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (known as MBZ) in Jeddah on June 6, 2018. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM | Balkis Press/ABACA/ABACA/PA Images

High hopes for a bumper corporate finance year in Saudi Arabia have been dashed by the pulled Aramco IPO, the blockade of Qatar and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, writes David Rothnie.

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