Mr. de Soto visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 15 and 17 January 2007 to attend the First Euromoney Housing Finance Conference: “A house for every citizen – turning vision into reality”
The event was attended by important government official including:
- HE Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz bin Abdulah Al-Assaf, Minister of Finance
- HE Khalid M. Algosaibi, Minister of Economy and Planning
- HE Dr Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al-Akkas, Minister of Social Affairs
- HE Mr. Iyad bin Amin Madani, Minister of Culture & Information.
In addition to these officials, there were people representing the private sector and the international community.