Saudi economy warms up as private spending rises

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Thu, 2019-05-09 22:28

LONDON: Rising private sector consumption and government fiscal stimulus measures are expected to give a boost to the Saudi economy, according to new research from Bloomberg Economics.
It expects non-oil growth to average 2.6 percent this year, up from 2.1 percent in 2018, helped by fiscal stimulus, a lower drag from monetary policy and more spending by the public.
But it is not year clear if the pickup will help to reduce the budgetary deficit.

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