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Saudi inflation held steady at 1.8% in June — The real test lies ahead
Two economists say the Kingdom is insulated for now but expect the pressure to show in the second half if…
Inflation subdued in May despite war pressures
Oil revenues cushioned the fiscal hit, and the US-Iran framework points to easing ahead
GDP grows at 4.5% clip in 2025, beating expectations
The annual expansion was driven by oil activities, which jumped 5.6%
GDP expands 4.8% in 3Q 2025 amid oil boom
Oil recovery is offsetting a softening expansion in the non-oil GDP
New Statistics Law centralizes authority, strengthens data confidentiality
The legislation introduces fines up to SAR 500k for data misuse and requires private statistical firms to be licensed
Real GDP grows 1.3% y-o-y in 2024
Driven by a 4.3% increase in non-oil activities and a 2.6% growth in gov’t activities
Followup: How the gov’t is now calculating FDI
Old method overestimated overvalued cumulative FDI stock by as much as 25%