Saudi Arabia’s Council of Economic and Development Affairs held a meeting via video conference, during which it reviewed the monthly report from the Ministry of Economy and Planning TurkicWorld reports via arabnews.
The report included the most prominent developments in the global economic landscape, its growth prospects in light of regional changes, the potential impact of these developments on the national economy, and the opportunities that enhance its position as a pivotal economic and logistical power in the region.
The report highlighted the high resilience of the Kingdom’s economy and the ability of the logistics system to adapt to global changes, while reviewing the positive impact of the Kingdom’s various policies on growth rates, including keeping inflation among the lowest in the world and achieving a trade surplus driven by export growth, which supports the Kingdom’s development efforts under Saudi Vision 2030.
The quarterly presentation by the National Center for Performance Measurement, or Adaa, covered the performance of public entities for the first quarter of 2026, the performance of government agency indicators and initiatives within the framework of Vision 2030, the center’s work in activating the measurement of national strategies, monitoring agency performance in contributing to these strategies, and various mechanisms supporting the improvement of agency performance practices.
The results showed an improvement in the percentage of initiatives that were on track or completed by government agencies in achieving their targets compared with the last quarter of 2025. Efforts continue to support these agencies, address challenges, and monitor corrective plans to further enhance government performance.
The council discussed the annual report submitted by the ministerial committee for traffic safety, concerning traffic safety in the Kingdom as one of the most important pillars of Health Sector Transformation Program and the strategic objectives of Vision 2030.
The report reviewed the historical trend of traffic accident data, the results of the strategic performance indicators for 2025 and their targets through 2027, an assessment of the current traffic situation in the Kingdom's regions, a summary of the decisions of the ministerial and executive committees for traffic safety, and the most prominent achievements of the relevant authorities and their executive indicators.
It also highlighted the qualitative leap and global leadership achieved in the field of traffic safety, thanks to the support and guidance of the Kingdom's leadership, which have been embodied through integrated and intensive work across the sector and joint efforts that resulted in a tangible and historic more than 60 percent reduction in the traffic accident fatality rate in 2025 compared with 2016.
Efforts will continue to achieve further progress in enhancing traffic safety, which will positively impact the quality of life and safeguard the health and well-being of citizens and residents.
During the meeting, several procedural matters were reviewed, including the draft organizational arrangements for the industrial council, the results of monitoring the health situation during the Umrah season, and the report prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Planning regarding the Kingdom's participation in the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Annual Meeting in Davos.
The gathering also looked into the monthly report on the implementation of the executive plan for the Kingdom to host the headquarters of regional and international governmental organizations and bodies.
It also discussed the quarterly report prepared by the Digital Government Authority on the performance of government entities in the UN E-Government Development Index, as well as the periodic report on the completed work of the national framework committee for regulating governance, risk, compliance, and internal audit departments, the monthly executive summary of foreign trade, and the underlying reports upon which the summary was based.
The council adopted the necessary decisions and recommendations regarding these matters.
