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What’s behind the Saudi credit slowdown?

The sharp slowdown in credit growth in Saudi Arabia is likely to reach a trough soon. However, as we explain in this Watch, a weak economic outlook and higher interest rates mean that lending growth is unlikely to return to the rapid rates recorded over much of the past five years.

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