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Net FDI inflows fall 13% y-o-y in 4Q 2024
Net FDI inflows eased to SAR 22.1 bn in 4Q 2024
Debt capital market to exceed USD 500 bn by year-end - Fitch
The domestic debt capital market grew 16% y-o-y to USD 465.8 bn in 1Q
Vision 2030 reforms buffer Saudi from global uncertainty -IMF
The Fund downgraded its MENA growth forecast to 2.6%
GDP grows 2.7% in 1Q 2025 + Gastat updates 2023 figures amid wider revisions
Non-oil activity drove the expansion with 4.2% y-o-y growth
Non-oil exports up 4% in 2024
Oil exports declined to stand at 73.1% of total exports
Non-oil sector in the Kingdom remains resilient -Fitch
PLUS: AviLease is planning to issue USD 2 bn in sukuk by 2027
Budget deficit to exceed 6% of GDP this year, analysts forecast
The budget deficit will be driven by lower oil prices and rising spending
The world population is aging. The IMF thinks the global economy could still benefit.
Most economies are approaching or have crossed their “demographic turning
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