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Follow the dinars. Today in Baghdad By the Sea.

"Trump, whose Doral resort is scheduled to host the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament in April, has called on the oil-rich nation to invest $1 trillion in the United States. His son-in-law Jared Kushner — whose private equity firm does business with the Public Investment Fund — is scheduled to speak Thursday at the event with Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff about the possibility of a “new era” of investment between the Middle East and the United States."

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article300520989.html#storylink=cpy

A perfect opportunity to discuss Gaza. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g6697294-zff12-Gaza-Hotels.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Beach_Resort,_Gaza

Saudi has the largest economy in the Middle East and is considered a high-income economy by the World Bank. But actually by comparison we are wealthier.

In case you don't remember I thik they have been undermining our economy via OPEC since 1973 and own our largest refineries and control many major "American" energy companies. I think we should sue to recoup lost Treasury receiprts and lost profits.

Arbitrarily high energy prices act like a tax on all of ujs.

Nominal GDP (2020 estimates):

United States: $22.67 trillion

China: $16.14 trillion

Japan: $5.15 trillion

Germany: $4.24 trillion

United Kingdom: $2.62 trillion

India: $2.55 trillion

France: $2.54 trillion

Russia: $1.73 trillion

Saudi Arabia: $773 billion

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020 estimates):

Qatar: $69,962

Luxembourg: $67,993

Singapore: $64,133

Ireland: $63,655

Norway: $62,759

Switzerland: $61,124

United Arab Emirates: $59,764

United States: $59,532

Saudi Arabia: $55,944

Netherlands: $55,538

Wealth per adult (2020 estimates):

United States: $105,602

Switzerland: $93,457

Hong Kong: $83,254

Singapore: $76,344

Norway: $74,144

Saudi Arabia: $67,144

Netherlands: $65,144

Denmark: $63,144

Sweden: $62,144

Australia: $61,144

Foreign exchange reserves (2020 estimates):

China: $3.22 trillion

Japan: $1.43 trillion

Switzerland: $814 billion

Saudi Arabia: $493 billion

Russia: $432 billion

India: $392 billion

South Korea: $384 billion

Brazil: $365 billion

Germany: $356 billion

France: $343 billion

Sovereign wealth funds (2020 estimates):

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (UAE): $828 billion

Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF): $620 billion

Norway Government Pension Fund Global: $570 billion

Kuwait Investment Authority: $459 billion

Qatar Investment Authority: $450 billion

China Investment Corporation: $434 billion

Russia National Wealth Fund: $398 billion

Singapore Temasek Holdings: $374 billion

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Investment Portfolio: $363 billion

France BPIFrance: $344 billio

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