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Normalization with Israel = brownie points for Biden
Plus: Arqaam Capital is bullish on KSA growth this year
February non-oil export figures are in
Non-oil re-exports rose 32.3% in value on an annual basis in February 2024
Economists see GDP growing 1.9% this year –Reuters poll
The latest forecasts are weaker than those expected by the IMF and the World Bank
IMF sings the praises of Saudi’s non-oil sector
Non-oil activity accounted for 50% of the Kingdom’s real GDP in 2023
IMF joins World Bank in trimming (ever so slightly) Saudi’s growth outlook
The IMF raised its Saudi GDP growth forecasts in 2025 to 6.0%
Inflation cooled on an annual basis in March 2024
Producer prices rose 3.8% y-o-y in March 2024
World Bank sees Saudi growth at 2.5% this year, down from its previous estimate of 4.1%. Oil production caps are to blame.
The multilateral lender expects the local economy to grow 5.9% next year
A slower buildout of Neom?
Some 2.4 of 170 km to be completed by 2030
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