Vision 2030's fiscal architecture has failed its first wartime test as GDP swings from +4.6% to -3.6% and the deficit widens to $65.3 billion. October 3, 2026 RIYADH — Vision 2030’s fiscal architecture has failed its first wartime test. The Ministry of Finance, in its 2027 pre-budget statement released this week, revised Saudi Arabia’s 2026 GDP forecast from +4.6 percent to a contraction of 3.6 percent — an 8.2-percentage-point swing — while the projected deficit widened from $44 billion to $65.3 billion. Conflict Pulse IRAN–US WAR Live conflict timeline → Day 223 since Feb 28 Casualties 13,260+ 5 nations Brent … Continue reading Saudi Arabia Diversified Into the Sectors the War Hit First