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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Iran-War

LEAP 2026 Postponement: The Vision 2030 Endpoint Impact Analysis

The five-month postponement of LEAP 2026 from April to August-September is the most institutionally consequential single Saudi event disruption of the contemporary Vision 2030 era — a forced operational adaptation to the 2026 Iran war and Strait of Hormuz crisis that has cascaded through the broader Saudi events calendar and surfaced regional security as a structural variable affecting the Vision 2030 endpoint trajectory.

Updated Apr 27, 2026

LEAP 2026 Postponed: How War Killed the Kingdom's $42 Billion Tech Stage

LEAP 2026 was supposed to open this week with $15B+ in AI deals. Instead it's rescheduled to August as Iran's Hormuz closure grounds flights and empties conference halls.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

PIF's 2026-2030 Strategy: The Most Important Document in Gulf Finance, Repriced for War

PIF's new five-year strategy was unveiled at FII Miami as cash reserves hit $15B, Aramco cut dividends by a third, and Iran closed the Hormuz Strait. The forensic analysis.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

The War Economy: How Six Weeks of Conflict Restructured Saudi Arabia's Economic Model

Saudi exports halved to 3.33M bpd. The East-West Pipeline hit 7M bpd for the first time ever. Tourism loses $600M/day. Food prices spike 120%. The April 2026 war economy assessment.

Updated Apr 18, 2026