GCC-China free trade deal must protect emerging Gulf industries

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Published Jun 11, 2023 06:23AM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Minister of Investment of Saudi, Khalid Al Falih speaks during Saudi 2022 Budget Forum in Riyadh, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) - The free trade deal being negotiated between China and the Saudi Arabia-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council needs to protect emerging Gulf industries, the Saudi investment minister said on Sunday, adding he hoped it would be finalised soon. "We need to enable and empower our industries to export, so we hope all countries that negotiate with us for free trade deals know we need...