Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, chaired at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, on Monday a meeting of the Council of Economic Affairs and Development. The Council was briefed on a number of topics including, a report submitted by the President of the Capital Market Authority, reports by the Ministry of Economy and Planning on the record for the cost of living, movements of the wholesale price index and an initial report about the quantities and values of the Kingdom's imports, non-oil exports and related indicators. The Council took the necessary recommendations towards these issues.
