Saudi Arabia might be patching together a face-saving statement over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khasoggi, but the affair will damage the country’s long-term economic prospects and another political shock will remain a key risk to the outlook. The Khashoggi scandal has diverted attention away from the regular economic news flow, which provided more evidence that the Saudi government is rowing back on previous fiscal reforms.
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