RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted 7% in the second quarter from a year earlier, illustrating the damage wrought by the oil market turmoil combined with the coronavirus pandemic.
The oil sector shrank an annual 5.3%, while the non-oil economy – the engine of job creation – declined 8.2%, according to data released on Wednesday by the statistics authority.
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