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  "id": 12880230,
  "title": "Saudi private sector growth accelerates despite regional tensions, economic council says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/saudi-private-sector-growth-accelerates-despite-regional-tensions",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:22:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665221/saudi-arabia/saudi-private-sector-growth-accelerates-as-pmi-rises-to-538-in-august"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s private sector maintained its growth momentum in August despite escalating regional tensions and mounting global inflationary pressures, according to an economic report reviewed by the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) during a virtual meeting.The Ministry of Economy and Planning’s monthly report showed that the Kingdom’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}