Economy

Saudi establishes special authority to promote foreign investment

Strategy aims to support partnerships between investors

Saudi economy achieves highest quarterly growth in 11 years

Oil activities lead GDP growth by 11.8% in Q2

Moody’s projects Saudi economy to grow at 3.9% by 2026

Supported by large fixed stock of oil reserves, stable financial system

Biden to announce $1 bn in food security funding at summit today

Saudi, US sign 18 agreements and cooperation memoranda 

King Salman, Biden discuss ways to strengthen Saudi-US relations

The Crown Prince and the US President shake hands with fists

Inflation in Saudi Arabia rises to 2.3% in June

Food and beverage segment has the greatest impact

Saudi non-oil private sector gallops despite inflation

S&P: Upturn underlined by a robust increase in new business levels

Saudi, UAE allocate $9 bn to support citizens, tackle inflation

Allocations targeted several sectors including food and unemployment

Saudi appoints two women to senior roles in government

Royal orders included the appointment of two deputy governors of SAMA

Saudi’s jobless rate falls to lowest since 2008

It registered 10.1 percent at the end of Q1

Saudi attracts $1.97 bn FDI in Q1

Inflows rose 9.5% compared to the same period in 2021

The Saudi Cabinet approves a series of new laws

Companies Law facilitates establishment of organizations, encourages bold investment

Saudi Crown Prince-Erdogan meeting: agreement to develop cooperation

Trade exchange during 5 years amounted to about 103 billion riyals

Final statement of the IMF mission: The economic prospects for Saudi positive

The Fund expects the Kingdom's GDP to grow by 7.6% this year

The Crown Prince in Jordan.. Saudi the largest investor with $14 billion

The Saudi-Jordanian Fund is a leap in promoting joint investments

Saudi reports $4 bn investment deals in Q1

101 deals to create 5,800 new jobs in the domestic economy

Annual inflation in Saudi rises to 2.2% in May

Blame the increase in food, beverage, and transportation prices by 4.2%

Moody’s affirms Saudi’s credit rating at A1 with a stable outlook

"The government is able to control public finances and financial sustainability"

Growth in Saudi exceeds expectations, achieves 9.9% in Q1

Results coming from a significant increase in oil activities

Jadwa expects Saudi’s foreign reserves to reach $581 billion by end 2022

The kingdom could make $400 billion from oil industry this year

Saudi exempts taxpayers from fines

The initiative aims to mitigate the economic fallout of the pandemic

Davos discusses future prospects of the Saudi economy

The Saudi wave will push all the ships in the region with it