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War puts regional growth on the path to a contraction
Regional growth is set to contract 2.1% this year after expanding 3.3% in 2025, with the war cutting export routes…
Hiring becomes a resilience signal as firms split over supply-chain preparedness
Firms that built contingency plans are still recruiting, and those that didn’t are freezing headcount and running down inventory
First wartime labor data: Women’s employment stalls as participation slips
Fewer women are looking for jobs, while men’s labor participation has held steady
Regional shipping disruptions cut trade surplus 25% in July
Regional shipping disruptions contributed to a 25% y-o-y narrowing the trade flow
Saudi construction cost growth held in August, with labor and operated machinery the hottest lines
The blended figure held near 2%, but machinery hired with an operator rose as much as 7%
Forecasters still see Saudi inflation contained through 2027 despite regional escalation
The SAR peg and capped fuel are doing the work. The risk sits in rents, shipping costs, and how long…
Saudi inflation stayed at 1.8% in August in the last pre-escalation reading
Housing added 0.8 of the 1.8 points as the shock stayed offstage
Saudi keeps its A+ rating from S&P, but the export route it rests on has just been stalled
The Yanbu workaround S&P credited for withstanding the war is edging the Kingdom toward the downside the agency itself sketched…
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