INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

DIB H1 net profit $1bn

Gross revenue increased 10% year on year

SIB H1 profit up 15.3%

Total operating income rises 20.5 percent.

flydubai Aleppo flights resumed

The flights were resumed after nearly 14 years.

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

Watch: Saudi GDP to grow faster than expected in 2021

The GDP of Saudi Arabia will see faster-than-expected growth in 2021.
  • The Saudi economy grew 1.8 percent in Q2 of 2021
  • This was the second time it had risen since Q2 2019

The GDP of Saudi Arabia will see faster-than-expected growth in 2021 due to several reasons.

According to the Saudi General Authority of Statistics, the Saudi economy grew 1.8 percent in Q2 of 2021.

This was the second time it had risen since Q2 2019, the first such growth being in Q1 this year.

The global drop in oil prices, along with the pandemic and related issues, had dealt quite a blow to the Saudi economy.

However, as all the sectors recover, here is a breakdown of how things are finally starting to look up: