Insights

Economic projections for 2011 revised up

We have revised some of our 2011 forecasts to take account of a recent flow of data that has generally been stronger than we had anticipated. Although risks to our outlook are on the downside for the remainder of the year given the uncertainty over events in the Eurozone, 2011 will be a year of strong performance for the Saudi economy.

Strong economic growth in the first half

New data show that economic growth in the first half of the year was strong, at 26.1 percent year-on-year in nominal terms, with oil by far the fastest growing sector, at 39.5 percent. Non-oil growth was 12.9 percent, with the non-oil private sector growing by 8.4 percent.

R Economic Research

The GCC Economics and Global Context

Presentation to Real Estate Investment World Middle East conference. This set of slides presents an overview of the economic situation in the GCC and looks at the economic outlook over the next few years, with emphasis on those areas that affect the real estate sector.

Global and Regional Economic Outlook

Presented to the Sixth Middle Eastern Base Oils and Lubricants Conference. This set of slides focuses on the current trends within the global and regional economy and the outlook.