00:00Saudi Arabia does well in some areas relative to the rest of the region.
00:05In which areas in particular are you seeing Saudi Arabia excel?
00:10First of all, thanks for having me here today. It's a pleasure to be with you.
00:15And as for your question, one of the main areas where Saudi Arabia has excelled is on digital financial services.
00:23It has gone beyond its peers in the region and has achieved very high levels of access to financial services.
00:31The recent report published by ESCO, the annual SDG review 2025, shows that Saudi is actually a regional leader in financial inclusion.
00:40And together with Bahrain, it has the highest levels, the highest scores in the ESCO financial inclusiveness index.
00:46This is a sign that a lot of strong policy, a lot of strong investments in digital infrastructure and digital innovation have been put in place to make this a possibility.
