RIYADH, May 22 (KUNA) -- Saudi Arabia recorded better-than-expected revenues in the first five months this year, finance minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said Tuesday.
In a statement after the inauguration of the Saudi Euromoney conference, Al-Assaf said inflation in the Kingdom dropped to 5.3 percent.
Projected economic growth will be over six percent in line with International Monetary Fund's (IMF) estimates, said Al-Assaf.
The minister commended the growing issuance of Sukuk (bonds) in Saudi Arabia, which was facing growing domestic demands.
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