Economic updates
Our in-depth, independent reports cover the macroeconomic environment, the Saudi government’s annual budget, and Saudi Arabia’s monetary and financial developments, labor market, and inflation.
Healthcare and Vision 2030 – November 2021
Special reportThe Kingdom’s approach to dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic can be held up as an effective model to the world. This relates not only to the initial swift lockdown of the country when news of the pandemic became known, but also around disease analysis, virus tracking and in the roll-out of the vaccination programme.
Saudi Labor Market Update – Q1 2021
Labor Market reportThe General Authority for Statistics’ (GaStat) latest labor market release shows that unemployment declined to 11.7 percent in Q1 2021, down from 12.6 percent in Q4 2020, marking the lowest rate since
Saudi Labor Market Update – Q2 2021
Labor Market reportThe General Authority for Statistics’ (GaStat) latest labor market release shows that unemployment declined to 11.3 percent in Q2 2021, down from 11.7 percent in Q1.
Financing trends for listed companies
Macroeconomic reportAccess to long-term financing for companies listed on the Saudi stock market has been hit by the greater risk aversion of local commercial banks, but companies have utilized other sources of finance to make up for much of the shortfall.
Regional troubles hit Saudi markets
Macroeconomic reportFinancial markets in Saudi Arabia are expected to remain volatile in the current period of regional political unrest. We think that investors should be cautious given the rapidly evolving events.
