Whole economy PMIs for December suggested that activity in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector slowed at the end of last year, a sign that fresh fiscal austerity is already starting to take its toll. Meanwhile, price pressures remained weak in Egypt leaving the door open for the central bank to loosen monetary policy further over the next twelve months.
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