The size and buoyancy of Saudi Arabia’s hydrocarbons-driven economy mean that the country has long been of interest to foreign investors. As the most obvious point of entry for investors, the Saudi Stock Exchange has therefore been the focus of mounting interest into the possible opening of the economy to investment from non-residents. Following...
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Articles & Analysis | Opening the market: When current plans are finalised, foreign capital is poised for action from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ibrahim Al Assaf, Minister of Finance, on the mid-term outlook from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014.
Economic performance has been strong in the last decade and Saudi Arabia has been one of the best-performing G20 economies in recent years. Real GDP growth averaged 7% per year in 2010-12, second only to China. Following strong growth of 8.6% in 2011, spurred by higher oil output and large fiscal spending packages, the economy grew at a slower,...
Articles & Analysis | Thinking ahead: Government spending must take into account numerous short- and long-term factors from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014.
With a balanced budget for 2014, Saudi Arabia plans to spend everything it expects to earn. However, the biggest influence on revenue is the price that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company is able to charge for a barrel of its oil, meaning there is a significant margin for error in fiscal planning. In 2013 the government earned more and spent more than...
Articles & Analysis | Global player: Backed by healthy growth and oil revenues, the government is seeking to diversify the economy from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014.
While some Western countries may be seeing a return to cautious optimism and leading emerging economies are weighing the potential impact on capital flows of tapering in the US Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing programme, Saudi Arabia is seeing sustained growth buoyed by high global oil prices and internal investment in its own...
Articles & Analysis | International partner: The country benefits from healthy trade ties with leading players from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2014.
In January 2014 China’s government officials declared that in 2013 its annual trade in goods passed the $4trn mark, knocking the US off the top spot in international trade, and this shift in the axis of commerce is reflected in Saudi Arabia’s own trade relations. However, although the dramatic growth of China and other Asian economies has...
