The decision is more about geopolitics rather than pure economics, according to the guest Hilary Fordwich. Boom Bust also discusses the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey, with the analyst. In response to the killing, Berlin has suspended weapons sales to Riyadh.

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