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Saudi Arabia: should we be concerned about deflation?

The recent dip in Saudi inflation into negative territory has raised concerns in some quarters that the country could be at risk of a long and damaging period of deflation. There are good reasons to think that such a scenario will be avoided, but sluggish economic growth and a stronger dollar mean that underlying price pressures will remain subdued over the coming years.

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