{"id":97368,"date":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/05\/26\/gcc-oil-exporters-to-see-growth-accelerate-in-2025-2026-azour\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T00:00:00","slug":"gcc-oil-exporters-to-see-growth-accelerate-in-2025-2026-azour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/05\/26\/gcc-oil-exporters-to-see-growth-accelerate-in-2025-2026-azour\/","title":{"rendered":"GCC Oil exporters to see growth accelerate in 2025, 2026 -Azour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning<\/strong>. It\u2019s a big day for big swings in the debt and sports markets, as the Finance Ministry issued a whopping SAR 60 bn in new sukuk, while BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie will deploy USD 100 mn over the next five years in a Saudi golf push. Details on these stories, and more, are in today\u2019s issue.<\/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 subsc<\/strong><strong>ription period opens today for Hawyia Auctions\u2019 <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/5529b8a2-3586-433d-9f58-8f9136110afa\/%253cmark%253ehawyia%253c%2Fmark%253e-prices-nomu-ipo-at-sar-13-apiece\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Nomu IPO<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> The real estate marketing company is offering a 12% stake (good for 2.4 mn shares) in a secondary offering at SAR 13 per share. Qualified investors can book between 10 and around 1 mn shares each. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- <\/strong>The forecast is more wind, more dust, and less visibility along the southern coastal road from Makkah to Jazan, as well as in parts of Najran, the Eastern regions, and areas east of the southwestern highlands. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Riyadh <\/strong>is expected to see a high of 42\u00b0C and a low of 27\u00b0C today, while <strong>Jeddah\u2019s <\/strong>mercury will go as high as 37\u00b0C and as low as 26\u00b0C. <strong>Makkah <\/strong>will see a 43\u00b0C high and 29\u00b0C low.<\/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\">PSAs- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REDF bac<\/strong><strong>ks stalled Self-Construction and Land and Loan projects: <\/strong>The Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) introduced a new mechanism to disburse financing tranches and housing support for Self-Construction and Land and Loan beneficiaries whose home construction has been unfinished for over three years, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/N2324670\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SPA<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The fresh mechanism allows up to six payments to complete construction and restore <\/strong><strong>housing support retroactively.<\/strong> To obtain the funding, beneficiaries are required to resume progress within 12 months of each payment, with Self-Construction projects requiring a 40% completion rate for the second payment. Deadline extensions can be requested via the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/portal.redf.gov.sa\/service-details\/extend-info\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">REDF website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DATA POINT-<\/strong> The fund deposited over SAR 1 bn to Sakani program beneficiaries in May, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redf.gov.sa\/media-center\/news-details\/bcc1aa1e-1b0c-48e4-aa83-0d26a4b2443d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\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=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/strong><strong>#1- GCC <\/strong><strong>Oil exporters to see growth accelerate:<\/strong> The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the GDP growth rate in MENA\u2019s oil-exporting countries accelerate by one percentage point annually over this year and the next, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/economics\/84136\/%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%85%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-1-%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a> quotes IMF Middle East and Central Asia Director Jihad Azour as saying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The drivers: <\/strong>Azour attributed the additional expected growth in these countries to the larger contribution of the non-oil sector, emphasizing the importance of the steps taken to diversify their economies and reduce their overall reliance on oil.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Reforms helped Gulf countries through the tariff storm:<\/strong> Measures and reforms implemented by Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries in general over the past years \u2014 coupled with their pace of growth \u2014 have allowed them to improve the capacity of their economies to face the effects of US customs duties, Azour told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aleqt.com\/2025\/05\/25\/article_2761704.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Aleqtisadiah<\/a>, adding that the high reserves of Gulf countries would make them less affected by the tariffs. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> The IMF significantly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/6035891c-04bf-427b-a0be-cc642f8e3e78\/vision-2030-reforms-buffer-saudi-from-global-uncertainty--imf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">lowered<\/a> its 2025 growth forecast for the broader MENA region to 2.6% earlier this month, citing geopolitical issues, oil market volatility, weak demand, and trade uncertainty. Oil exporters in the region were expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025, down from 4.0%, while importing economies were projected to grow 3.4% over the same period, down from 3.9%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> #2- <\/strong><strong>EGX-listed multinational Ajwa Group for Food Industries is planning to take control of<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/atco.com.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">logistics firm Atco<\/a><\/strong><strong> by acquiring a 70% stake<\/strong> through a share swap, Ajwa CEO Ahmed Tare, told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/financial-markets\/84134\/%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B0-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a> in an interview, adding that Ajwa is set to open branches in the Kingdom within the next few months There\u2019s no publicly available information about the transaction\u2019s timeline, or the fair value of Atco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Not Ajwa\u2019s first logistics venture in the Kingdom:<\/strong> Ajwa already owns <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ajwa.com\/products-and-services\/ajwa-port-services\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi-based Ajwa Port<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ajwa.com\/products-and-services\/ajwa-port-services\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Services<\/a>, and acquiring Atco is likely to achieve operational and cost synergies, giving the buyer a stronger hold in the Saudi market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- <\/strong><strong>Nomu-listed <\/strong><strong>Obeikan Glass resubmitted a request to the exchange to transition to the <\/strong><strong>main<\/strong><strong> market Tadawul<\/strong>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=87625&anCat=1&cs=9531&locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=87625&anCat=1&cs=9531&locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure<\/a>. The company has previously <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/a32e4612-b296-4b21-969e-222e2cf7ac3b\/riyadh-metro-line-3-is-coming-online-today\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">received a rejection<\/a>, as it failed to meet the required conditions. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What it takes: <\/strong>To move from Nomu to the main market, a company needs to meet stricter requirements. It must have a minimum market cap of SAR 300 mn and a solid financial track record of at least three years under consistent management. The company also needs to offer at least 30% of its shares to the public, have at least 200 public shareholders, and follow more rigorous financial disclosure rules.<\/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>#1- <\/strong><strong>King Khali<\/strong><strong>d tops airports\u2019 performance in April:<\/strong> King Khalid International Airport maintained the lead among international airports serving over 15 mn passengers annually, with an 82% compliance rate in April 2025, said the General Authority of Civil Aviation (Gaca) in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ksagaca\/status\/1925595865999114658\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>. King Abdulaziz International Airport followed with a 73% compliance rate, holding steady from the previous month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Among airports handling 5-15 mn passengers a year<\/strong>, King Fahd and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airports both achieved a 91% compliance rate. All international and domestic airports with fewer than 5 mn passengers met 100% of Gaca\u2019s standards, except Al Jouf International Airport, which scored 91%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong><strong>\u2019s digital economy contribution to GDP expanded to 15.6% in 2023<\/strong>, up 1.6% from the previous year, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stats.gov.sa\/en\/w\/news\/46\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> by the General Authority for Statistics (Gastat). The growth was supported by a 20% rise in imported goods to SAR 54.9 bn, as well as a 76% increase in exported and re-exported goods to SAR 11.8 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The breakdown:<\/strong> Companies using digital technologies to enhance their offerings accounted for the largest contribution to GDP made by the digital economy, at 10.7%. Meanwhile, firms directly involved in the production of ICT goods and services added 2.6%, and businesses relying on digital inputs pulled in the remaining 2.3%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO-<\/strong> <strong>The ICT sector reported strong financials<\/strong>, with operating revenue reaching SAR 236.4 bn, operating expenses totaling SAR 115.4 bn, and employee compensation amounting to SAR 27.5 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- <\/strong><strong>Some 961.9k pil<\/strong><strong>grims arrived in the Kingdom as of Saturday<\/strong>, the General Directorate of Passports said on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AljawazatKSA\/status\/1926546909021278374\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>. Some 912.6k arrived by air, while 45k arrived by land, and 4.3k arrived by sea.<\/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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Reach out to us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:climate@enterprisemea.com\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">saudi@enterpriseAM.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW <\/strong>that we also cover <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the UAE<\/a>, the MENA <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">logistics<\/a> and  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">climate<\/a>  industries?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Were you forwarded this email? <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy of EnterpriseAM Saudi delivered every weekday.<br \/><strong>***<\/strong><\/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\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Russia rained drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities overnight<\/strong>, in a massive air campaign that is deemed the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/russian-drone-fragments-set-kyiv-apartment-building-ablaze-official-says-2025-05-24\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">largest air attack of the three-year war<\/a>. At least 12 people were killed and 60 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US President Trump told reporters he would <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/05\/25\/ukraine-war-russia-missile-drone-attack\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cabsolutely\u201d consider additional sanctions<\/a><\/strong><strong>on Russia<\/strong>, a move he declined to take weeks ago after EU leaders called on him to pressure President Putin into accepting a preliminary 30-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SPEAKING OF THE EU- Trump said yesterday<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-trade-tariffs-european-union-f335ba9aa9d0b36cfe483f6f045c9b01\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">he\u2019ll delay the 50% tariff<\/a><\/strong> <strong> on the EU<\/strong> until 9 July to give room for negotiations, after receiving a call from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting an extension from 1 June. The President said earlier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/05\/25\/trump-50percent-tariffs-eu-july-9.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">he will opt to impose the high tariffs<\/a> because \u201cdiscussions with [the EU] are going nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OVER IN GAZA- <\/strong>Israel\u2019s military said it aims to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/05\/25\/2025\/israeli-military-says-it-will-take-over-75-of-gaza-as-inhabitants-face-increasing-famine-risk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">capture 75% of the strip<\/a> in two months, confining the population into the remaining area. The plan is part of an expanded Israeli offensive that saw a near-complete blockade on food and medicine entering the enclave, with UN chief Ant\u00f3nio Guterres saying Israel has only authorized <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-has-only-authorized-teaspoon-aid-gaza-un-chief-says-2025-05-23\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\"a teaspoon of aid\u201d<\/a> to enter Gaza, \u201cwhen a flood of assistance is required.\u201d<\/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\"> CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The flagsh<\/strong><strong>ip <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fii-institute.org\/conference\/fii9-edition\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Investment Initiative (FII9)<\/a><\/strong><strong> is coming back to Riyadh from October <\/strong><strong>27-30 <\/strong>at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC) and the Ritz-Carlton. 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