In the big leagues now: Saudi Arabia’s push into sport
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman says a presence in top-level global sport is one route to modernising; critics call the effort a distraction from the country’s appalling human-rights record. Brazil’s government is pushing reforms that are clearly calming investors, who had fretted about a return to ruinously spendthrift policies (9:20). And how speedy “first-person-view” drones are changing the fight in Ukraine (16:25).
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| 1:01.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:04.7 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:07.1 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:15.6 | With the return to office of Brazil's President Lula, many expected a return to his party's spendthrift social policies and the risk of recession. |
| 1:24.6 | But this time around, Lula and his finance minister are pushing promising reforms, |
| 1:29.3 | and investors are noticing. And we take a look at one particular kind of drone that's of growing |
| 1:37.3 | importance for the war in Ukraine. Speedy, so-called first-person view drones can carry greater |
| 1:43.7 | payloads and their successes make for social media-friendly videos. |
| 1:52.0 | First up, though. |
| 1:59.0 | This weekend, the opening whistle will blow on a new season of Saudi Arabia's pro-league. |
| 2:04.6 | If you've never heard of the country's top football league, that's no surprise. |
| 2:08.6 | Until now, it's been pretty sleepy. |
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