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Trump’s special relationship will be with Saudi Arabia – not Britain

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Saudi Arabia is the relationship that Trump has prioritised the most, says Urban Coningham , of the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi ) The message from the FII conference in Miami was clear: for both Trump and Mohammed bin Salman , the Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler, what matters more right now is money.

Trump wants opportunities for US businesses, while the crown prince is pushing to diversify the Saudi Arabian economy.

BlackRock president: 'If KSA was a company and I was looking to invest, I would be all in' Saudi Arabia is increasingly becoming a power broker, and is also playing an important geopolitical role, hosting talks between the US and Russia .

In financial circles, there are already warnings that Middle East money is bypassing the UK .