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13-Feb-2019

KSA needs oil price between USD80-85 to balance budget: IMF

Saudi Arabia would need oil to be priced at USD80-85 a barrel to balance its budget in 2019, Reuters reported, quoting an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official. “Riyadh's breakeven oil price depends on several factors, including the level of oil production, how much of Saudi oil revenues are transferred to the budget, and how non-oil revenues perform this year,” Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department, said. "But if you take the (2019) budget as presented with everything remaining equal, a breakeven point would be around USD80-85," he added. 

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