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dom's pivot to the east. Long before the American pivot, Saudi Arabia has reoriented its economic and political priorities to South and East Asia. Salman arrived in Beijing on March 13 for his first visit to China. Last month, the crown prince visited Pakistan, Japan, India and the Maldives. The two

the Pakistani economy. Last month in Tokyo, the crown prince celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the first Japanese Muslim to make the hajj to Mecca, and more importantly, signed a number of bilateral agreements on investment, trade and security cooperation. Japan imports more than a million bar

ready for conflict with Iran if necessary, and has pushed Yemen to take on al Qaeda. There is no sign he disagrees with the occupation of Bahrain. Salman also has a reputation, well deserved, for accepting and working with peaceful change. But Salman also has a reputation, well deserved, for acceptin

dered closest of his brothers to the country's religious conservatives, would be mourned with religious services Sunday in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, state media said. The ruling Saudi family, like the government overall, follows the austere Wahhabi branch of Islam. It typically buries its membe

ously holding the Chairmanship role of Saudi Aramco. Furthermore, according to local press, Al-Falih appears close to Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, and his appointment likely confirms the recently assertive Royal influence over energy policy, in our view. New Minister of Energy, Industry and Min

nd tax proceeds City Selected urban land area(sqm) White land value (SARbn) @ 2.5% (SARbn) Riyadh 1,300,000,000 494 12.4 Jeddah 1,686,000,000 481 12 Mecca 850,000,000 485 12.1 Medina 293,000,000 88 2.2 Dammam 200,000,000 48 1.2 Total 4,329,000,000 1,595 39.9 Source: SAMA, BofA Merrill Lynch estimates f