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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…
PIF taps IFC, MIGA, and US EXIM for USD 24.5 bn in co-financing and guarantee frameworks
The PIF is moving ahead with its more external funding, less balance sheet plan
World Bank’s worst-case scenario for global growth is rapidly approaching
Developing countries that have yet to recover from the pandemic would be hit the hardest
Saudi to outgrow Gulf despite a downgrade, World Bank
Saudi Arabia is poised to outpace its Gulf neighbors this year in terms of growth thanks to the East-West pipeline…
Access to finance tops obstacles for Saudi firms
Real annual sales rose 6.3%, outpacing the 5.2% recorded across MEN
Revised down
GCC growth rates projected at 4.4% in 2026 amid non-hydrocarbon expansion
World Bank ups our growth forecast in 2025
The bank expects the deficit to remain at 3.8% of GDP until 2027
World Bank upgrades our GDP growth forecast to 3.2% in 2025
The growth will be fueled by an increase in oil production and a strong non-oil sector
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