Saudi downturn to deepen

Our GDP Tracker suggests that the intensifying drag from oil production cuts caused the Saudi economy to slow even further at the start of Q3. Things are likely to get even worse in the coming months and our GDP forecast for 2019 as a whole of 0.3% lies well below the consensus.

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