According to an internal government document seen by the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia is revising the 2020 National Transformation Plan (NTP), which is part of the broader Saudi Vision 2030 initiative. Officials preparing the revisions are scheduled to present the final draft of the new NTP -- internally being referred to as NTP 2.0 -- by the end of October. NTP 2.0 will modify some existing initiatives and add new ones. Part of NTP 2.0 will focus on reforming the government bureaucracy and increased government transparency. Some goals -- such as financial sector and privatization reforms -- will get a second look and further consideration on how they need to be adjusted to take into account the current state of the Saudi economy....
