{"id":101956,"date":"2025-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/10\/30\/sama-cuts-interest-rates-for-the-second-time-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T00:00:00","slug":"sama-cuts-interest-rates-for-the-second-time-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/10\/30\/sama-cuts-interest-rates-for-the-second-time-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Sama cuts interest rates for the second time this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, everyone, and happy THURSDAY<\/strong>. The momentum is going strong in the Kingdom as FII9 wraps up today, with the summit\u2019s agreements, panels and insights taking over the news cycle at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> BUT FIRST- The Saudi Central Bank cut interest rates for the second time this year<\/strong>, lowering them by 25 bps in line with the US Federal Reserve\u2019s move in its meeting yesterday, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sama.gov.sa\/ar-sa\/News\/Pages\/news-1115.aspx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The repo rate is now at 4.5% and the reverse repo rate is at 4.0%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Fed\u2019s move is welcome news for many.<\/strong> Lower rates mean cheaper debt, which would come at a time when Saudi Arabia\u2019s financing needs are at an all-time high as it looks to fund major investment strategies, and the UAE continues its drive to diversify its economy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>** We have more on the Fed\u2019s decision in Planet Finance, below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The General Authority for Statistics is set to roll out its 3Q GDP flash<\/strong> <strong>estimates today<\/strong>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stats.gov.sa\/en\/statistical-calendar-releases\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the state statistics agency\u2019s calendar<\/a>. The Kingdom\u2019s real GDP grew 3.9% y-o-y <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/e9928806-f9c4-4834-b5d2-634b2892a14b\/%253cmark%253egdp%253c%2Fmark%253e-grows-3.9%2525-y-o-y-in-2q,-buoyed-by-the-non-oil-sector.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2Q 2025<\/a>, supported by a strong momentum in the non-oil sector. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- Fog watch: <\/strong>Misty skies are expected along the coasts of Makkah and the Eastern Region today, with patches of dense fog reducing visibility at times, with strong winds sweeping through Hail. Elsewhere, calm and stable weather will prevail across most parts of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Riyadh:<\/strong> 31\u00b0C high \/ 18\u00b0C low<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeddah:<\/strong> 35\u00b0C high \/ 26\u00b0C low<\/li>\n<li><strong>Makkah:<\/strong> 37\u00b0C high \/ 26\u00b0C low<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dammam: <\/strong>33\u00b0C high \/ 20\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <\/strong><strong>Lucid to launch Nvidia-powered self-driving EV: <\/strong>PIF-backed Lucid Group plans to launch a mid-size Level 4 self-driving electric vehicle powered by dual Nvidia Drive AGX Thor computers and running on the Nvidia Drive AV platform, advancing its move toward releasing fully autonomous EVs, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/media.lucidmotors.com\/en\/newsitem\/1052-lucid-intends-to-deliver-first-level-4-autonomous-evs-for-consumers-with-nvidia\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SOUND SMART-<\/strong> Level 4 is the second-highest tier of vehicle autonomy, allowing a car to operate fully independently within defined areas or conditions without human oversight. This is just below Level 5 (full autonomy everywhere), and manual control remains an option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This particular model will integrate a multi-sensor suite<\/strong> of cameras, radar, and lidar for minimal human input. Lucid\u2019s new midsize vehicle and Lucid Gravity will debut with Level 2++ before advancing to full Level 4 capability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who\u2019s the competition? <\/strong>Positioned below the Lucid Air sedan in price, the mid-sized model targets a wider market and will compete with Tesla\u2019s Model Y and Rivian\u2019s R2 SUV, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/lucid-launch-self-driving-mid-size-ev-with-nvidia-chips-2025-10-28\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Lucid will also deploy Nvidia\u2019s Industrial AI platform <\/strong>\u2014 including Omniverse and AI Enterprise \u2014 to create a \u201cunified AI factory,\u201d using digital twins of its factory, predictive analytics, and intelligent robotics to enhance manufacturing efficiency and quality control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Saudi Arabia has been making strides in autonomous vehicles<\/strong>, after rolling out the initial operational phase of the autonomous vehicles project <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/602f11ba-a69c-4926-9608-74e196b7342b\/riyadh-gets-self-driving-taxis\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in July<\/a> under an Uber and Transport General Authority partnership. The initiative saw Uber and WeRide debut the robotaxi on Uber\u2019s ride-hailing platform <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/20796620-9bbb-4581-b24d-6cb3e1ac6456\/uber,-weride-launch-saudi%25e2%2580%2599s-first-robotaxi-service-in-riyadh\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last week<\/a>, covering a designated route between Roshn Front and Princess Noura University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- Chinese automaker BYD is considering setting up a Gulf distribution hub in the <\/strong><strong>Kingdom<\/strong>, BYD\u2019s Executive Vice President Stella Li <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1167602455471720&set=a.595866429311995&type=3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on the sidelines of FII9. The automaker \u2014 which opened three showrooms <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/3437c1f0-fce9-4b54-a6f5-6b7178cd7ea9\/%253cmark%253ebyd%253c%2Fmark%253e-mulls-increasing-ev-and-battery-production-capacity-in-the-kingdom\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last year<\/a> \u2014 aims to sell 5-6k vehicles in Saudi Arabia this year and plans to add seven more showrooms across the Kingdom by mid-2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DATA POINTS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The business sector\u2019s operating revenues rose 3.9% y-o-y to SAR 5.5 tn in 2024<\/strong>, while its operating expenses recorded a 9.3% y-o-y increase to SAR 2.4 tn, the General Authority of Statistics said in its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/10\/1656.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Structural Business Statistics 2024 report (pdf)<\/a>. Meanwhile, employee compensation jumped 8.1% y-o-y to SAR 588.8 bn last year, while gross fixed capital formation jumped 13.8% y-o-y to SAR 988 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">OIL WATCH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> Global oil demand is now expected to peak in 2032<\/strong>, as transport and petrochemicals keep hydrocarbons in the system for longer, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/global-oil-demand-wont-peak-until-2032-wood-mackenzie-report-says-2025-10-29\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing Wood Mackenzie\u2019s latest Energy Transition Outlook. The consultancy links the delay to persistent fossil fuel use reinforced by AI-driven power demand and geopolitical tensions, noting that these trends have pushed 2050 net-zero targets out of reach. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Talking demand: <\/strong>Liquids demand is seen topping out at 108 mn bbl \/ d in 2032, with gas consumption projected to stay firm well into the 2040s. China\u2019s oil demand \u2014 at 16 mn bbl \/d this year \u2014 could fall by 35% by 2060 on the back of accelerating EV uptake. However India, Southeast Asia, and Africa are set to remain the main engines of demand growth. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Talking financing for net-zero:<\/strong> Hitting a 2\u00b0C pathway would require annual investment of USD 4.3 tn between 2025 and 2060 \u2014 roughly 30% above current pace \u2014 for the energy system to achieve net zero by 2060, Reuters added, citing WoodMac. That implies energy spending rising from 2.5% of global GDP to 3.5% within the next decade. <\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"ksa\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>***<\/strong><strong>You\u2019re reading EnterpriseAM Saudi<\/strong>, your essential daily roundup of business, economics, and must-read news about Saudi, delivered straight to your inbox. 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Revenues for 3Q 2025 beat analyst estimates with a 26% y-o-y jump, though failed to offset a 32% increase in expenses. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/metas-profit-hit-by-16-billion-one-time-tax-charge-2025-10-29\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/metaplatforms-meta-q3-earnings-report-2025-e0666e9c?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-29\/meta-projects-increasing-expenses-takes-one-time-tax-charge?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li><strong>AI was also the reason Microsoft\u2019s earnings took a hit<\/strong>, as a USD 3.1 bn investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI ate out of its net income. It also said its capital spending will increase this year. Its shares fell 4% after the bell. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/microsofts-cloud-surge-lifts-revenue-above-expectations-2025-10-29\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/29\/microsoft-open-ai-investment-earnings.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google parent Alphabet also hiked capex plans<\/strong>, though its advertising and cloud computing businesses beat analyst expectations. Its shares rose 6% afterhours. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/alphabet-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-strong-ad-cloud-demand-2025-10-29\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/google-earnings-alphabet-q3-2025-goog-stock-c202d18a?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">WSJ<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over in South Korea, Samsung\u2019s operating income in 3Q 2025 more than doubled<\/strong> on an increase in chip sales. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/30\/samsungs-third-quarter-profit-surges-160percent-as-chip-business-bounces-back-from-brutal-slump.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN OTHER AI NEWS- <\/strong>US chipmaker<strong> Nvidia became the world\u2019s first USD 5 tn company <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/nvidia-first-5-trillion-company-market-cap-ae513ff0?mod=hp_lead_pos8\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">WSJ<\/a>)<strong>, <\/strong>and<strong> OpenAI might be targeting a USD 1 tn valuation from a potential IPO <\/strong>next year following its restructuring (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/openai-lays-groundwork-juggernaut-ipo-up-1-trillion-valuation-2025-10-29\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over in the Netherlands, the country\u2019s centrist right party is on track to nab the most votes in the elections<\/strong>, setting the stage for Rob Jetten to take the helm as the youngest ever prime minister of the Netherlands at 38. He would replace longstanding PM Geert Wilders. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/dutch-vote-elections-test-european-populisms-reach-2025-10-29\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/53e79e6a-3b86-430e-a490-c1e2798b1fdb\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Closer to home, Israel said it would halt airstrikes on Gaza and uphold the US-brokered ceasefire<\/strong> after a slew of attacks on Tuesday, which it said was in retaliation for the killing of an Israeli soldier in Gaza. 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