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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…
Saudi non-oil growth held up in 2Q, and the state paid for most of it
Real GDP shrank 4.7% y-o-y in 2Q 2026, with a sharp contraction in oil activity
Forecasters agree Saudi dodged the export squeeze, they split on whether spending eats the gains
Rerouting most of its crude through the East-West pipeline kept revenue intact, the deficit call now turns on capex and…
War spending outruns oil windfall
The Kingdom is back to the fiscal and capital-raising pressures it faced before the fighting, now with fresh logistics and…
Saudi economy now expected to shrink in 2026 on extended Hormuz disruption timeline, BMI
BMI expects the Saudi economy to contract in 2026 because of the Hormuz disruptions
Saudi growth downgraded, but still outruns GCC, economists say
The East-West pipeline keeps the Kingdom out of contraction, but the forecasts are scattered enough that even the growth call…
Fitch affirms Saudi A+ rating, but with a slowdown in the cards
Real GDP is forecasted to slow to 0.6% in 2026 from a previous 4.8% estimate
Saudi Arabia, Oman will be the GCC's only growing economies in 2026 -ICAEW
GCC GDP growth rate is expected to shrink by 2.4% in 2026
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