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This research is designed to provide insights into Saudi Arabia’s macroeconomic environment for the next five years, covering aspects such as GDP growth and per capita GDP, fiscal and monetary policy, demographics, disease profile, and health insurance. Saudi Arabia's economy experienced a deep contraction in 2020, with the rebound seen through 2...

2020 was a year of uncertainty for the US economy. It grappled with a contraction in its output as an economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the new US administration has signaled tectonic shifts in economic policy, which will influence growth recovery. As the economy stages a strong recovery in 2021—buoyed by large-scale fe...

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the global economy into a deep recession in 2020, with recovery underway. While economic parameters are improving, the pandemic has brought about transformative shifts in government policy, industries, and the business environment. This research provides insights into the new policy priorities of governments to build re...

Latin American economy is likely to remain moderate for H1 2016 as growth is expected to gradually pick up in 2016 mainly due to strong domestic demand. Currency depreciation has increased inflation above target in most of the countries (except Mexico) and remains a major cause of concern for respective Central Banks. Planning and implementation of...

The growth outlook of the region is expected to remain lackluster for the rest of 2015. But it is anticipated that there will be no temporary slowdown in the region till H1 2016 in spite of low growth rates of around 3% for the region. Unfavorable combination of external factors like low commodity prices, sluggish exports, slowdown in China, rising...

The regional outlook remains depressing for H1 2016, as Brazil and Russia still are technically in recession. Slowdown in China and strengthening of the US dollar have weakened global commodity prices. This has severely hampered the South African economy as it is highly reliant on commodity exports. Moreover, continuous inflation and tightening of ...

The economic outlook of the region for H2 2015 does not look promising, as Brazil and Russia continue to be negatively impacted due to lower commodity prices. Devaluation of local currency and softening of Gross Domestic Product growth are anticipated to create further market distortions in China. Persistent high unemployment and decreasing product...

A slowdown in energy sector is likely to hamper the overall growth of North America, which is expected to grow at a modest rate of around 2-2.5 percent in 2015 on account of weak investment growth. Rise in consumer debt and the housing market bubble are weakening the growth prospects of the Canadian economy. The Q1 2016 outlook of the United States...

North America’s outlook for second half of 2015 remains uncertain primarily due to contraction in emerging economies like China and Brazil. Moreover, currency appreciation, proposed interest rate hike in the United States, and unstable oil and gasoline prices are also likely to act as growth restraints in the second half of 2015.