Saudi trade minister resigns amid infationary woes
- Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, March 05 - 2008 at 08:08
Saudi Arabian Trade and Industry Minister Hashem Yamani has resigned amid criticism over rising inflation in the kingdom, reported AFP. Yamani was one of several officials who were criticised in Saudi newspapers when inflation hit 7% in January, its highest level in more than a quarter of a century. Abdullah Zainal, who had previously been a minister of state and head of the chamber of commerce in Jeddah, has been appointed as the new minister.
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