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  "title": "How a decade of reforms turned Saudi Arabia into a global competitiveness knowledge hub",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/how-a-decade-of-reforms-turned-saudi-arabia-into-a-global",
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  "published": "2026-08-19T11:07:20.000Z",
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    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
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    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663867/saudi-arabia/how-a-decade-of-reforms-turned-saudi-arabia-into-a-global-competitiveness-knowledge-hub"
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  "summary": "RIYADH — Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has developed a competitiveness model through wide-ranging economic and development reforms, leading to its selection by the World Bank Group as a global knowledge hub for economic reform. The transformation began in 2016 under Vision 2030, with the aim of diversifying the economy, strengthening global competitiveness and positioning the Kingdom as a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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