The country’s gross domestic product could grow by more than 4 percent in 2011, according to Ibrahim Alassaf, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister. The official said Jan. 22 that this expected growth is larger than 2010’s, which reached 3.8 percent, Reuters reports. However, Alassaf added that while there are signs that inflation is easing, the government will remain vigilant about it.
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