Saudi Arabia’s 2026 Pre-Budget Statement reaffirmed that the Kingdom’s recent turn to fiscal consolidation is here to stay and, in fact, will be stepped up after the budget deficit for this year is projected to be a lot wider than previously anticipated. That reinforces our view that growth in the non-oil economy will continue to slow over the coming quarters.
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