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Saudi Arabia Launches Institutional Transformation Plan to Boost Non-oil Exports

Ceremony to inaugurate Institutional Transformation Strategy (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Ceremony to inaugurate Institutional Transformation Strategy (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Launches Institutional Transformation Plan to Boost Non-oil Exports

Ceremony to inaugurate Institutional Transformation Strategy (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Ceremony to inaugurate Institutional Transformation Strategy (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Export Development Authority (Saudi Exports) launched Institutional Transformation Strategy to boost non-oil exports, in line with the objectives of Vision 2030, which seeks to diversify the local economy.

Saudi Exports announced that over 220 exporting companies benefited from the 'Saudi Export Stimulus' Program, while the 'Made in Saudi Arabia' Program attracted over 1,200 local companies and introduced their products to global markets.

The Saudi government focuses on boosting non-oil exports by providing programs and initiatives aligned with Vision 2030, including Made in Saudi Arabia program, created under the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP).

The Program aims to support national products through an effective economy and unify production services. It combines the identity of Saudi products and services to promote them locally and internationally.

Saudi Exports announced the new strategy at a ceremony sponsored by the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar al-Khorayef.

The authority's new strategy aims to boost the participation of non-oil exports from 16 percent to at least 50 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, in line with Vision 2030.

Saudi Exports Sec-Gen Faisal al-Bedah stated that institutional transformation is a qualitative roadmap, with plans aligned with the Kingdom's development visions for the economy.

Bedah explained that the strategy aims to achieve a true partnership with the private sector, especially with exporters, improve the trade environment, develop exporters' capacities, enhance their competitiveness in global markets and increase readiness to face global challenges.

He added that this had been achieved thanks to a series of ongoing efforts by Saudi Exports, notably cooperation with relevant authorities to solve issues in the export environment in the country, with over 160 complaints addressed in 2021.

Bedah also announced that the Saudi Export Stimulus Program was launched to encourage and assist companies in building and enhancing their competitive capabilities and expanding their global presence.

The Program provides nine incentives that over 220 exporting companies benefited from during the past year, aligned with the Kingdom's commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Institutional Transformation Strategy came when Saudi non-oil exports recorded remarkable growth as they increased by 34 percent during the first nine months of 2021, until the third quarter, compared to the same period in 2020.

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Bank of England Cuts Main Interest Rate by a Quarter-point to 4.75%

Bank of England Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Clare Lombardelli, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, The Bank of England's Head of Media and Stakeholder Engagement Katie Martin and Deputy Governor, Markets and Banking, Dave Ramsden hold the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, in London, on November 7, 2024. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS
Bank of England Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Clare Lombardelli, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, The Bank of England's Head of Media and Stakeholder Engagement Katie Martin and Deputy Governor, Markets and Banking, Dave Ramsden hold the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, in London, on November 7, 2024. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS
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Bank of England Cuts Main Interest Rate by a Quarter-point to 4.75%

Bank of England Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Clare Lombardelli, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, The Bank of England's Head of Media and Stakeholder Engagement Katie Martin and Deputy Governor, Markets and Banking, Dave Ramsden hold the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, in London, on November 7, 2024. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS
Bank of England Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Clare Lombardelli, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, The Bank of England's Head of Media and Stakeholder Engagement Katie Martin and Deputy Governor, Markets and Banking, Dave Ramsden hold the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, in London, on November 7, 2024. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS

The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday after inflation across the UK fell below its target rate of 2%.
The bank said its rate-setting panel lowered the benchmark rate to 4.75% — its second cut in three months — though its governor Andrew Bailey cautioned that interest rates would not be falling too fast over coming months.
“We need to make sure inflation stays close to target, so we can’t cut interest rates too quickly or by too much,” he said. “But if the economy evolves as we expect it’s likely that interest rates will continue to fall gradually from here.”
In the year to September, UK inflation stood at 1.7%, its lowest level since April 2021 and below the central bank’s target rate of 2%, The Associated Press reported.
Central banks worldwide dramatically increased borrowing costs from near zero during the coronavirus pandemic when prices started to shoot up, first as a result of supply chain issues built up and then because of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which pushed up energy costs.
As inflation rates have recently fallen from multi-decade highs, the central banks have started cutting interest rates.
Economists have warned that worries about the future path of prices following last week's tax-raising budget from the new Labour government and the economic impact of US President-elect Donald Trump may limit the number of cuts next year.
The decision comes a week after Treasury chief Rachel Reeves announced around 70 billion pounds ($90 billion) of extra spending, funded through increased business taxes and borrowing. Economists think that the splurge, coupled with the prospect of businesses cushioning the tax hikes by raising prices, could lead to higher inflation next year.
The rate decision also comes a day after Trump was declared the winner of the US presidential election. He has indicated that he will cut taxes and introduce tariffs on certain imported goods when he returns to the White House in January. Both policies have the potential to be inflationary both in the US and globally, thereby prompting Bank of England policymakers to keep interest rates higher than initially planned.