National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020: The Kingdom's Path to Sustainable Economic Development

The Council of Ministers approved the Kingdoms National Transformation Program (NTP 2020) on June 6th 2016, with it ushering in a major new policy era designed to overhaul the economy. The program branches out directly from the Vision 2030 announcement back in April, and includes major overhauls to the economy. In this report, we attempt to assess the most relevant economic initiatives specified within the NTP, and try to present the likely trends and potential impact on the economy. We have also revised some of our macroeconomic forecast for 2016 and 2017, including our oil, fiscal, external, and GDP outlook.