Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Yemen

Re:Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and U... by sys_64738 on Friday November 23, 2018 @08:58PM (#18519995)

Well, Saudi Arabia pays for the weapons in American dollars. It's not hard.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and U... by richardknop on Saturday November 24, 2018 @05:15AM (#18521350)

What percentage of GDP is arms sales to Saudi Arabia? You could then say USD is propped up by Saudis as well since they sell more arms to them than UK, much more actually.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Finland freezes arms export permits to Saudi Arabia and U... by sys_64738 on Saturday November 24, 2018 @10:27AM (#18522401)

I think you need to go research what hard currency means. You’re all over the place with your response.

[ Parent | on HN ]