The IMF warned in Bangkok that Saudi Arabia's war carries spillovers for everybody, everywhere. Vision 2030 is why the stakes are this high. October 16, 2026 BANGKOK — The IMF’s managing director warned on October 14 that attacks on Saudi Arabia carry “potentially negative spillovers for everybody, everywhere,” a statement without clear precedent in the fund’s engagement with previous Gulf conflicts. Delivered at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings, one day after a missile struck Aramco’s Dhahran headquarters, the warning reframes Saudi Arabia’s war as a recognized source of global financial risk. Vision 2030 was designed to reduce Saudi Arabia’s dependence … Continue reading Vision 2030 Made Saudi Arabia a Global Systemic Risk