Saudi: Q2 collapse to be followed by weak recovery

Our GDP Tracker suggests that the Saudi economy held up relatively well in Q1, but more timely low-profile data point to a collapse in activity in Q2. And, as lockdown measures are eased, the onset of fiscal austerity will hold back the economic recovery.

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