01823cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018745 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484374269 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Saudi Arabia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (89 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that Saudi Arabia's real GDP growth is expected to increase to 1.9 percent in 2018, with non-oil growth strengthening to 2.3 percent. Growth is expected to pick-up further over the medium term as the reforms take hold and oil output increases. Risks are balanced in the near-term. The employment of Saudi nationals has increased, especially for women, but the unemployment rate among Saudi nationals rose to 12.8 percent in 2017. Credit and deposit growth remain weak, but both are expected to strengthen owing to higher government spending and non-oil growth. The fiscal deficit is projected to continue to narrow, from 9.3 percent of GDP in 2017 to 4.6 percent of GDP in 2018. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2018/263 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2018/263/002.2018.issue-263-en.xml IMF e-Library