{
  "id": 1738648,
  "title": "Saudi point-of-sale spending hits 14.2 billion riyals in one week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/saudi-point-of-sale-spending-hits-14-2-billion-riyals-in-one-week",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:11:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/business/az9xle307"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Point-of-sale transactions in Saudi Arabia reached 249.7 million, totaling 14.2 billion riyals from August 9 to 15, according to the central bank.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}