FDI is in an important pillar of growth and diversification agendas across theMENA region and, in particular, in the GCC. Several countries have set...
MENA | Turkey GDP; Saudi FDI; OPEC+ meeting
Posted by Aoife Kealey on Sep 2, 2021
Turkey’s economy posted growth of 0.9% q/q in Q2. The better result than our forecast of a 0.6% q/q decline was fuelled by a strong post-lockdown...
MENA | Saudi oil exports; GCC travel; Kuwait spending cuts
Posted by Amy McAlister on Aug 26, 2021
Oil exports from Saudi Arabia soared to SAR61.5bn in June, a 123% increase from a year earlier, as oil output started to rise and oil prices...
MENA | Saudi Q2 GDP and budget deficit, Egypt inflation
Posted by Ahmad Esam on Aug 13, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s GDP rose 1.5% y/y in Q2 according to the flash estimate. This was mainly driven by a boost from non-oil activity, which increased...
Saudi Arabia | Country Economic Forecast
Posted by Amy McAlister on Mar 10, 2021
Q4 GDP data for Saudi Arabia showed a 3.8% y/y fall, taking the full-year 2020 outturn to -4.1%, broadly in line with our forecast. Compared with the...