USSBC Contracts Awards Index Report – Q1 2021
Highlights from the Q1 2021 report include: The total value of awarded contracts during the first quarter reached SAR19.2 billion...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/28/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments The Ministry of Finance closed its May issuance under the government’s riyal-denominated sukuk program at SAR3.5...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/21/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia resumed international travel on May 17 for the first time in more than a...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/14/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi ports saw an 8.3 percent YoY increase in the number of containers handled during April,...
Weekly Market Brief – 05/07/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector saw the sharpest business activity increase in three months, according IHS...
Weekly Market Brief – 04/30/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s value-added tax (VAT) increase will be temporary and is expected to “last one to...
Weekly Market Brief – 04/23/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Saudi Arabia’s flight resumption planned for May 17 will not include countries that were subjected to...
Tourism Update – June 2021
Global tourism GDP declined 49 percent in 2020 due to unprecedented lockdowns and travel restrictions. Saudi Arabia’s tourism economy declined...
Privatization Update – May 2021
Privatization Strategy Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Privatization (NCP) recently released a four-year plan outlining major asset sales and public-private...
Weekly Market Brief – 04/16/2021
Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments Wholesale prices rose 8.7 percent YoY in March according to the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat),...