Saudi Gov’t Agencies to Submit Actual Values of Performance Indicators

 Saudi Arabia obligates entities with performance indicators to follow up on the initiatives of the Kingdom’s national transformation plan, Vision 2030 (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia obligates entities with performance indicators to follow up on the initiatives of the Kingdom’s national transformation plan, Vision 2030 (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Gov’t Agencies to Submit Actual Values of Performance Indicators

 Saudi Arabia obligates entities with performance indicators to follow up on the initiatives of the Kingdom’s national transformation plan, Vision 2030 (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia obligates entities with performance indicators to follow up on the initiatives of the Kingdom’s national transformation plan, Vision 2030 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi authorities approved the National Center for Performance Measurement “Adaa” recommendation to have all government agencies commit to submitting the actual value of their performance measurement indicators on Adaa’s integrated platform.

Actual values must be presented by state agencies periodically and in coordination with Adaa’s quarterly report. In the case of challenges arising, all issues about the indicators must be resolved 30 days before the start of each quarter.

Adaa is an independent government body. It was founded in 2016 after the Council of Ministers approved its establishment, based on the recommendation of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs.

The center reports directly to the prime minister. It aims to build and initialize performance measurement processes in public entities by providing the necessary support by utilizing unified tools and models that assist public entities in their ability and efficiency to deliver better performance.

Moreover, Adaa publishes quarterly reports on the delivery progress of strategic goals, initiatives, and key performance indicators (KPIs) of public entities to track their development in realizing the Saudi national transformation plan, Vision 2030, in addition to measuring beneficiary satisfaction on public services.

Adaa’s mission includes implementing processes that measure public entity performance and support achieving the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, associated development plans, and improving communication with beneficiaries.

The center works to continuously build and develop performance measurement tools and indicators, deliver reports on the performance of public entities, which can be employed in developing government performance, and support the process of developing public services by measuring the quality of services and beneficiary satisfaction.

Supporting public entities in achieving their strategic plans, analyzing difficulties public entities face in achieving their goals and finding fit solutions, and spreading the culture of measuring, examining, and improving public entities' performance and enhancing their abilities in measurement are all a part of Adaa’s mandate.

Adaa had officially launched its Watani App. A user-centric, data-driven engagement platform designed to measure beneficiary’s satisfaction — be he a citizen, resident, visitor, or investor — regarding the public services.

Watani enables beneficiaries to rate and deliver feedback and suggestions that support the improvement of public services.

The application contains more than 30,000 government service centers and 80,000 identified services covering more than 1,150 cities, towns, and villages in the Kingdom. It also enables the assessment of more than 125 electronic services provided by 22 government electronic platforms.



Trump Suggests Fed May Be Ready to Lower Interest Rates

US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, DC, US, July 24, 2025. (Reuters)
US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, DC, US, July 24, 2025. (Reuters)
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Trump Suggests Fed May Be Ready to Lower Interest Rates

US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, DC, US, July 24, 2025. (Reuters)
US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, DC, US, July 24, 2025. (Reuters)

President Donald Trump said on Friday he had a good meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and got the impression that the head of the US central bank might be ready to lower interest rates.

The two men met on Thursday when Trump made a rare visit to the US central bank to tour the ongoing renovation of two buildings at its headquarters in Washington.

The White House has criticized the cost of the project, and the president and Powell sparred over the issue during the visit.

Trump also took the opportunity to again publicly call on Powell to slash rates immediately.

"We had a very good meeting ... I think we had a very good meeting on interest rates," the president told reporters on Friday.

"He (Powell) said, 'Congratulations, the country is doing really well,' and I got that to mean that I think he's going to start recommending lower rates because of that conversation," Trump said.

The Fed is widely expected to leave its benchmark interest rate in the 4.25%-4.50% range at the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting next week. Powell has said the Fed should wait for more data before adjusting rates.

The visibly tense exchange between Trump and Powell at the Fed's massive construction site on Thursday marked an escalation of White House pressure on the central bank as well as Trump's efforts to get Powell to lower rates.

The US central bank said on Friday it was "grateful" for Trump's encouragement to complete the renovation of its buildings in Washington and that it "looked forward" to seeing the project through to completion.

Trump, who called Powell a "numbskull" earlier this week for failing to heed the White House's demand for a large reduction in borrowing costs, also said on Thursday he did not intend to fire the Fed chief, as he has frequently suggested he would.