01/09/2009
Sept.1, 2009
Saudi Arabia expects growth in its non-oil sector in 2009 to come in at a similar rate to 2008, the central bank governor said on Tuesday.
"It is expected that the non-oil sector posts in 2009 a growth rate that is close to that of 2008," Muhammad al-Jasser, governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) said at a news conference, reports Reuters.
