沙特阿拉伯因华尔街高管私下向组织者反馈安全担忧，包括该国主权财富基金负责人在内，已取消其旗舰投资会议在利雅得的现场参与，知情人士透露。
The Scoop Saudi Arabia has canceled in-person attendance at its flagship investment conference in Riyadh after Wall Street executives privately relayed safety concerns to organizers, including the boss of the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, people familiar with the matter said.
知情人士表示，原定于下周举行的未来投资倡议（Future Investment Initiative）组织者已取消全球及地区首席执行官聚会的计划，并告知与会者该活动将推迟至2027年举行，证实了Semafor此前的报道，即决定推迟将在今日作出。
Organizers of the Future Investment Initiative, due to take place next week, have dropped plans for a gathering of global and regional chief executives, and are telling delegates the event is postponed until 2027, the people said, confirming a Semafor story that a decision to postpone would be made today.
该会议因非正式被称为“沙漠中的达沃斯”，是沙特阿拉伯最具影响力的活动，吸引了全球金融和商业领域的一些大牌人物。下届会议原定邀请摩根大通首席执行官杰米·戴蒙、高盛首席执行官大卫所罗门以及贝莱德首席执行官拉里·芬克出席。
The conference, which has become informally known as ‘Davos in the Desert,’ is Saudi Arabia’s highest profile event, attended by some of the biggest names in global finance and business. Next week’s edition had been set to host JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
知情人士透露，大型银行和私募股权公司曾私下向Yasir Al-Rumayyan表达对参加FII的安全担忧，Semafor此前已有报道。
Big banks and private equity firms had been privately relaying safety concerns about attending FII to Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Semafor reported earlier, according to people familiar with the matter.
知情人士称，多个迹象表明FII可能被推迟：利雅得丽思卡尔顿酒店通常为该活动预留的客房，过去24小时已对公众开放预订。其他原定活动，如展览网球赛、与王储相关的慈善活动以及利雅得时装周，均因胡塞武装对王国的攻击升级而被推迟。
Know More Multiple signals suggested FII could be postponed: Rooms at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, which is usually blocked for the event, have been available for public booking in the past 24 hours. Other scheduled events such as an exhibition tennis tournament, a charity event linked to the crown prince, and Riyadh Fashion Week have all been postponed after the Houthis escalated attacks on the kingdom.
推迟会议并不令人意外，因为机场似乎仍处于关闭状态，主要商业区已要求租户在另行通知前居家办公，学校也已转为线上教学。
Delaying the conference is not surprising as the airport appears to still be closed, the main business district has instructed tenants to work from home until further notice, and schools have also shifted to home learning.
沙特及其邻国如阿联酋和卡塔尔一直在塑造自身不仅是资本来源，更是数万亿美元金融资产、数据中心和新兴产业的安全港。
The kingdom, and its neighbors like the UAE and Qatar, have pitched themselves as not just sources of capital, but as a safe home for trillions in financial assets, data centers, and new industries.
近几周来，外界一直在猜测沙特阿拉伯是否会继续举办该活动，因为利雅得机场曾发生多起高调袭击。路透社上周报道称，组织方曾讨论过允许海外高管以线上方式参与的可能性，而《华尔街日报》则表示，一些高管已经取消了会议。
Speculation has swirled in recent weeks over whether Saudi Arabia would go forward with the event, given high-profile attacks on the Riyadh airport. Organizers have held discussions around allowing overseas executives to participate virtually, Reuters reported last week, and The Wall Street Journal said that some executives had already canceled meetings.
美国及大多数其他西方政府建议，除非必要，否则不要前往沙特阿拉伯旅行。这一建议对旅行保险费用以及内部安保和风险团队的建议产生了连锁反应。
The US, along with most other Western governments, recommends against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia. That has knock-on effects on travel insurance costs and advice from internal security and risk teams.
尽管如此，沙特阿拉伯仍将参与此次活动以及在动荡时期对海湾地区的总体支持，视为对全球商业领袖忠诚度的考验。那些在艰难时刻出席的人会得到回报，而只在顺风时结交的朋友则常被排除在有利可图的交易之外。
Still, Saudi Arabia has viewed attendance at the event, and general support for the Gulf during turbulent times, as a loyalty test for global business leaders. Those who show up in tough times are rewarded, while fair-weather friends are often excluded from lucrative deals.
值得注意的是，反复袭击沙特阿拉伯民用设施的行为削弱了人们对该王国能够相对免受美伊冲突影响的信心，Semafor报道如是。
Notable Repeated attacks on Saudi Arabian civilian facilities have dented confidence in the kingdom’s ability to remain relatively immune to the US-Iran war, Semafor reported.