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Re:Saudi Arabia tracks runaway women by cellphone IMEI by ericd on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @04:22PM (#20168897)
I had always heard that it was because it enforces the denomination of oil trade in USD, and so enshrines the USD as global reserve currency.
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Re:Saudi Arabia tracks runaway women by cellphone IMEI by jhallenworld on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @05:11PM (#20169349)
I agree, but also they provide a huge amount of corporate welfare in the form of arms sales and political welfare in the form of lobbying.
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