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Saudi: weak Q1, recovery to resume over rest of 2021

Saudi Arabia’s economy is likely to have suffered a fresh downturn in Q1 on the back of oil production cuts and tighter virus containment measures. But with the vaccine roll out picking up pace and oil output rising from May, the recovery is likely to regain some momentum over the coming quarters.

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