EPISODE · Aug 2, 2026 · 13 MIN
The Man Really Running Saudi Arabia (It's Not MBS)
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00:00 The Hidden Figure Controlling Saudi Wealth01:32 The 2020 Crisis: Tripling the VAT and Asymmetric Risk03:53 The True Mechanics of the 2017 Ritz-Carlton Purge06:10 The Hidden Institutional War Over Vision 2030 and NEOM08:42 Sukuk Bonds, IMF, and Global Debt Markets09:50 The Systemic Flaw: A Centralized Point of Failure11:41 The Breaking Point: What Happens if Oil Prices Drop?When you think of power in Saudi Arabia, you likely think of royal bloodlines, massive oil fields, or military might. However, the most critical figure operating alongside the Crown Prince holds no royal title. In this analytical deep dive, we uncover the unprecedented influence of Mohammed Al-Jadaan, a former corporate lawyer turned Minister of Finance, who is single-handedly keeping a multi-trillion-dollar economy afloat.We explore how Al-Jadaan functions as the critical point of failure in a deeply fragile architecture of sovereign debt and global capital. From creating the institutional plumbing to absorb an estimated $106 billion during the Ritz-Carlton purge, to deliberately absorbing public fury by tripling the VAT to 15% during the 2020 oil crash, his financial engineering is what truly sustains the regime. Discover how this technocrat uses hard mathematical data and bond market realities to overrule utopian Vision 2030 megaprojects, forcing massive scale-backs on developments like NEOM's The Line. Is the kingdom's centralized financial future secure, or is it a ticking time bomb mortgaged to global debt markets?https://deeppressanalysis.comSupport independent projectTRONTRaHtYVKx1hGaLQCWFFMzcqL138oba8L1zEthereum0x7b8318ce0788cAdDF398035A65EFDB30a262cae5Bitcoinbc1ql2hr6vghzs0vrsu76qmxezazj3apeh0c4alzwuSolana98q5Zgvaus7E4PFuaPSdhTEHTRPxFsYUVYwHPc539sQq
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