Transcript Slide 1
Dr. John Sfakianakis
Group General Manager, Chief Economist
Al Khobar
May 29, 2010
Where is the global economy going now?
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If you think Greece is the only one having a
debt problem in Europe, think again
Macroeconomically Saudi Arabia is very
healthy and solid
2009 Estimated Gross External Debt (%of GDP)
180.5%
67.7%
38.0%
Bahrain
Source: IMF
Qatar
UAE
23.5%
19.6%
17.1%
Kuwait
KSA
Oman
Real estate exposure is the smallest in the
region – NPLs are very low at 3.3%
Minimal Exposure to Real Estate
68%
57%
39%
16%
18%
20%
Turkey
Russia
Qatar
32%
33%
UAE
Kuwait
7%
KSA
Czech
Real Estate & Construction Loans / Total Loans
US
UK
Government debt is still going down
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010f
ACTUAL
Outstanding public debt
Debt to GDP
Source: Ministry of Finance, SAMA, Banque Saudi Forecasts
%
(SR, bn)
Saudi public debt continues to fall
Private sector credit growths slowly picks
up, YoY could be at 8%
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710
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2009 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2010 Feb Mar Apr
Saudi private sector credit
Source: SAMA
Annual growth rate
(YoY % change)
(SR, bn)
Private sector credit growth slowly picks up
Business confidence in Saudi Arabia is
gradually on the rise
BSF Business Confidence Index
101.0
100.5
100
100.0
99.5
99.4
99.0
98.5
98.0
98.2
97.5
97.0
Sep-09
Q4 2009
Q1 2010
The economy is slowly rebounding in 2010
YoY % change
Robust growth of non-oil private sector?
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Real GDP
Non-oil private sector real GDP
Source: SAMA, Banque Saudi Fransi forecasts
2009
2010
SAMA repleneshing foreign assets as oil
prices gain momentum
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2007
2008
SAMA net foreign assets
Source: SAMA
2009
Oil price
2010
(Oil price, USD/bbl)
(SR, bn)
SAMA replenishing foreign assets as oil prices gain momentum
Oil prices are providing good support
(USD per barrel)
Oil prices remain in $70-80 range
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2009 Feb Mar
Source: Reuters
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov Dec
2010 Feb
Mar
Challenge No. 1 Inflation is down in ’010
but historically high
(YoY % change)
Rental inflation falls to lowest level in
more than two years, food costs climb
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-3 2007 Mar May Jul Sep Nov2008 Mar May Jul Sep Nov2009 Mar May Jul Sep Nov 2010
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Inflation rate
Rental inflation
Food and beverage inflation
Source: Central Department of Statistics
Saudi food prices track global trends after
lag
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90
2007
2008
FAO food price index
2009
2010
Saudi food and beverage index
Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation, CDSI
(SAUDI)
(FAO)
Saudi food prices track global trends after lag
Challenge No. 2: Labour Market,
expatriates, remittances etc.
Remittances track jump in non-Saudi private workforce in '09
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4500
4000
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75
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1000
500
50
2006
2007
2008
2009
Source: Ministry of Labour
Non-Saudi
Saudi
Workers remittances
(Remittances, SR, bn)
(Employees, 000s)
5500
US$ Thousands Per Employee
Labour productivity is very low
$2,000
$1,900
$1,800
$1,700
$1,600
$1,500
$1,400
$1,300
$1,200
$1,100
$1,000
$900
$800
$700
$600
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
$0
$1,992
GDP Labour Productivity 2008
$1,358
$1,237
$128
Mining,
Quarrying &
Energy
$96
$88
$113 $98
$50
$35
Manufacturing
$144 $167 $132 $126
$55
$60
$58
$102
$33
$39
Financial & Transportation Government
Real Estate
&
Services
Services
Communication
Norway
Canada
UAE
$61
$98
$48
$28
$9
$125
$81
$21
$54
$6
Trade,
Construction,
Restaurants &
Electricity,
Hotels
Water & Gas
$73
$69
$16
$20
Agriculture,
Forestry &
Fisheries
$50
Total
KSA
Source: Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook; Abu Dhabi Census; UAE Ministry of Economy; SAMA; Statistics Canada; Statistics Norway; Banque Saudi Fransi
$36
Challenge No. 3: Energy (oil, electricity and
water)
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Saudi domestic oil demand rising rapidly
Growth in oil demand between
2007-end 2010
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20
15
10
5
0
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-10
Saudi Arabia
Asia
Source: International Energy Agency
North America
Europe
Middle East
Latin America
Water demand is rising fast: Around 33%
of water is wasted via pipeline system
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10
1992
1997
2002
Renewable water resources per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation Aquastat
2007
Population
2008
(Millions)
(cubic metres per year)
Trends in Saudi water resources
Our renewable water resources are among
the lowest
Renewable water resources per capita 2008
2250
2000
1750
1500
1250
1000
750
500
250
Yemen
United Arab
Emirates
Tunisia
Qatar
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation Aquastat
Lebanon
Kuwait
Jordan
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Bahrain
0
Algeria
(cubic metres per person, per year)
2500
Electricity demand is rising fast (7-8% per
year)
Electricity demand poised for massive surge
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50
(GW)
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2004
2005
Source: Electricity & Cogeneration Regulatory Authority
2006
2007
2008
2022f
State is spending more and more
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2005
2006
2007
Water, electricity and infrastructure allocation
Source: Ministry of Finance
2008
2009
2010
Ratio to total state budget
(%)
(SR, bn)
State allocation for water-related spending rises quickly
More power but are we efficient users? But
something has to give in here?
SEC expects surge in power production
80000
(Anticipated loads, MW)
75000
70000
65000
60000
55000
50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
2009
2012
2015
Anticipated loads (MW)
Source: Saudi Electricity Company
2018
2020
Scenario 1: Oil at $102 through 2015 and
$131 through 2020)
Aggressive spending
2500
(SR, bn)
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1500
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Source: SAMA, Banque Saudi Fransi forecasts
State revenue
2010f
2015f
State expenditures
(SR, bn)
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2020f
Surplus/deficit
Scenario 2: Oil at $70 through 2015 and
$80 through 2020)
Aggressive spending
2500
(SR, bn)
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1500
1000
500
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2006
2007
2008
2009
Source: SAMA, Banque Saudi Fransi forecasts
State revenue
2010f
2015f
State expenditures
2020f
Surplus/deficit
(SR, bn)
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600
500
400
300
200
100
0
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Scenario 3: Oil at $150 through 2015, $200
through 2020)
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Aggressive spending
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-200
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010f
2015f
2020f
Source: SAMA, Banque Saudi Fransi forecasts
State revenue
State expenditures
Surplus/deficit
Energy subsidies, high oil revenues, high
spending, we can’t have them all
Domestic oil consumption strain poised to rise
2100
(Mn barrels)
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1100
600
100
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
*Assumes domestic consumption rises 10% in 2009, 6% per year from 2011-2014, 4% per year from
2015-2020
*Assumes constant oil price of $85 a barrel from 2011-2020
-400
Source: SAMA, Banque Saudi Fransi forecasts
Natural gas
Other refined products
LPG
At $70 per barrel between 2010-2020 we are
losing SR 3.3 trillion in crude oil revenue
Risk of opportunity cost heightens on domestic demand growth
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700
5.5
600
SR6.1 trillion
5.0
500
4.0
400
3.5
300
3.0
2.5
(SR, bn)
(Mn bbl/day)
4.5
200
2.0
100
1.5
1.0
0
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
*Assumes domestic consumption rises 10% in 2009, 6% per year from 20112014, 4% per year from 2015-2020
*Assumes constant oil price of $85 a barrel from 2011-2020
Source: SAMA, Banque Saudi Fransi forecasts
Daily consumption
Lost potential oil export revenue
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