Aramco has announced it will pay a significantly lower dividend in 2025, which is bad news for the Public Investment Fund and the government, with the fiscal deficit in 2025 likely to be larger than budgeted.
Attracting foreign direct investment is a key goal of Vision 2030, but tracking progress in this important area is complicated by data revisions and questions about the data accuracy.
Revised data suggests that FDI into the nonhydrocarbon sector in Saudi Arabia has been on an upward trend since 2020.
Aramco’s high dividend payout may not be sustainable, and any decline in dividend payments would adversely affect the government budget and Public Investment Fund.
Fiscal data for the first half of 2024 suggests that the government fiscal deficit will be larger than budgeted due to continued strong spending growth.
The July 8 edition of the Saudi Economic Spotlight highlights how labor market indicators improved in the first quarter of 2024, with the unemployment rate among Saudi nationals falling to its lowest level on record.
The June 10 edition of the Saudi Economic Spotlight examines how the extension of oil production cuts and a slowdown in private consumption growth will make economic growth in 2024 weaker than expected a few months ago.
The May 29 edition of the Saudi Economic Spotlight examines Saudi Arabia’s use of an array of funding sources to finance its ambitious investment programs.
The March 28 edition of the Saudi Economic Spotlight examines trends in unemployment and labor force participation rates for Saudi nationals.
The March 12 edition of the Saudi Economic Spotlight examines the continued strong performance of Aramco.
As Tehran and Moscow deepen their nuclear and space technology collaboration, concerns over dual-use applications and regional security implications grow.
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