INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mashreq Q1 profit rises

Total revenue increased 10% year-on-year.

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.

Saudi Arabia expects 2.7 percent budget deficit this year, 1.6 percent in 2022

NIDLP includes 4 main sectors: energy, industry, mining, and logistics.
  • The kingdom forecasts total spending of 955 billion riyals - around $255 billion - next year, down from an estimated total expenditure of around 1 trillion riyals this year
  • The gross domestic product is expected to reduce further next year, to 1.6% of GDP

Saudi Arabia expects to post a deficit of 2.7% of gross domestic product this year and to reduce it further next year, to 1.6% of GDP, it said in a preliminary budget statement for 2022.

The kingdom forecasts total spending of 955 billion riyals – around $255 billion – next year, down from an estimated total expenditure of around 1 trillion riyals this year, it said.