The 1.5% q/q fall in Saudi GDP in Q1 confirmed that spillovers from the Iran war are taking a heavy toll on the economy. This is the flash estimate and the figures could be subject to revision. More importantly, they only include one month of the war. An even worse outturn lies in store in Q2.
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