RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's new leadership will push forward efforts to diversify the growing but oil-dependent economy, while easing procedures for investors, senior officials said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

"The smooth transition of power to King Salman is a testament of the stability and the commitment that our leadership has," Abdullatif al-Othman, governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), told a conference.

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