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He argues Saudi Arabia is more economically fragile than commonly assumed because attempts to diversify away from oil have not really worked.
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Oil economy
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Saudi Arabia has a huge problem in that it is an oil economy. Most of its GDP comes from oil exports, and for the..."
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"...Saudi Arabia has has been trying to build alternatives to its oil economy. It's it's been focusing on tourism, on on more knowledge, economy,..."
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"...Saudi Arabia has a huge problem in that it is an oil economy. Most of its GDP comes from oil exports, and for the..."
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"...problem is that because the Strait of Hormuz is closed, their oil economies have collapsed. They can no longer sell their oil, and they..."
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"...the longest time has been trying to transition out of its oil economy for the longest time it was dependent on oil. And now..."
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