A huge fiscal stimulus by the Saudi government ensured that the country avoided the unrest that swept the region last year and drove growth rates in the non-oil economy to record highs. However, the most recent run of data points towards a build up in domestically driven inflationary pressures. It is premature to suggest that the economy is now overheating – but this is a growing risk going forward.
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