COMING OUT

Israelis take the stage as Saudi economic summit wraps up

VC founder sees bright future for ‘startup kingdom’ after chairman of Israel’s largest bank hails potential for investment in Saudi assets

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

Samer Haj-Yehia, chairman of Israel's Bank Leumi (R), and Francois Wat, senior partner at Rothschild Paris, attend a panel at the annual Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The glittering economic summit that concluded yesterday in the Saudi capital turned into a modest coming-out party for Israeli business leaders who raised the prospect of making investments in the kingdom.“The potential for the region...