Saudi Arabia

BMI View: Consumer price inflation in Saudi Arabia stood at 3.9% y-o-y in March, the latest month of data available from the country's Central Department of Statistics and Information... 2013-04-26

BMI View: The recent intensification of workforce nationalisation ('Saudisation') efforts in Saudi Arabia is likely to remain the norm going forward, albeit structural weaknesses will... 2013-04-17

One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent clerics, Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, has warned the government of a possible spark in violence if issues relating to detainees, poor services and corruption... 2013-03-27

BMI View: Credit growth by commercial banks reached 15.7% y-o-y in February, the latest month of data available from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA). We expect the Saudi Arabian... 2013-03-27

A host of economic indicators point to continuing strength within Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector, supporting our real GDP growth forecast of 4.1% for 2013. The latest HSBC/SABB... 2013-03-26

A committee representing private girls' schools in Saudi Arabia has warned that it will take legal action against the education ministry, according to local media. This is in reaction... 2013-02-21

BMI View: The HSBC/SABB purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the month of January points to robust economic activity within Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector. The headline PMI... 2013-02-21