Saudi Arabia revised its GDP figures for the second quarter of this year on the back of strong growth in private sector and non-oil activities, despite a slowdown in its oil sector, official data showed today. 

The Kingdom's private sector grew by 11 percent in Q2, compared to the same period last year, pushing GDP up by 1.8 percent, up from 1.5 percent the General Authority for Statistics (Gastat) reported last month....