BRIEF-S&P Says Saudi Arabia Outlook Revised To Positive On Sustained Reform Momentum 'A/A-1' Ratings Affirmed

BY Reuters | CORPORATE | 09/13/24 05:58 PM EDT

* S&P SAYS SAUDI ARABIA OUTLOOK REVISED TO POSITIVE ON SUSTAINED REFORM MOMENTUM; 'A/A-1' RATINGS AFFIRMED

* S&P: POSITIVE OUTLOOK REFLECTS POTENTIAL THAT SAUDI ARABIA GOVERNMENT'S WIDE-RANGING REFORMS & INVESTMENTS TO UNDERPIN DEVELOPMENT OF NON-OIL ECONOMY

* S&P: OUTLOOK REFLECTS VIEW OF SAUDI ARABIA'S STRONG NON-OIL GROWTH OUTLOOK & ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AGAINST ONGOING VOLATILITY FROM HYDROCARBON SECTOR

* S&P: RECALIBRATION OF SOME LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SHOULD CONTAIN PRESSURE ON SAUDI ARABIA'S PUBLIC FINANCES

* S&P: ONGOING ISRAEL-GAZA WAR COMPLICATES SAUDI ARABIA'S EARLIER PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN AND TALKS WITH ISRAEL

* S&P: DO NOT EXPECT SAUDI ARABIA EXPORTS TO BE MATERIALLY AFFECTED BY RECENT ATTACKS ON SHIPPING BY HOUTHIS IN RED SEA Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: [ ]

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