He followed the lead of other top bankers in skipping a marquee conference in Saudi Arabia soon after Khashoggi’s murder. He returned to Saudi Arabia in April and publicly praised the kingdom’s financial policies. “Our participation reflects 70 years’ presence in Saudi Arabia,” Rob Sherman, a spokesman for HSBC, wrote in an email to HuffPost. Unlikely friends like Rosenberg have become key to MBS’s pitch that he is an essential reformer for Saudi Arabia. “Consistent with U.S. foreign policy, we have worked in Saudi Arabia and the region for decades,” a Booz Allen spokesman told HuffPost via email.

Source: Huffington Post October 09, 2019 09:45 UTC