GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS GIVES UNEXPECTED BOOST TO SAUDI ARABIA’S DIVERSIFICATION AWAY FROM RELIANCE ON OIL br br head of the 2009 InterAction Council meeting, the first major international event to be held in any of Saudi Arabia’s six showcase Economic Cities, the Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), His Excellency Mr. Amr Al Dabbagh has revealed that the construction of the new Economic Cities is receiving an unexpected boost from the global economic crisis. br br For more information, please visit www.pitch.