ISaudi Arabia Ihola I-G20 Ekukhuleni Kwezokuvakasha Kwamazwe Ngamazwe

I-Saudi Arabia iphinde yaba phezulu ohlwini lokukhula kwezokuvakasha kwamanye amazwe phakathi kwamazwe e-G20 kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuJulayi 2024. Amazwe e-G20 ahlanganisa i-Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, kanye I-Saudi Arabia. Ukwengeza, ihlanganisa iNingizimu Afrika, iNingizimu Korea, iTurkey, i-United Kingdom, i-United States kanye ne-European Union.

Ukubhekisisa izibalo

Ngokwemininingwane yakamuva ye-United Nations Tourism Organisation, abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe balo mbuso bakhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-73. Lokhu kuphinde kuphawule ukwanda ngamaphesenti angama-207 emalini engenayo yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2019. Lokhu kungokombiko wenhlangano kaSepthemba 2024 weWorld Tourism Barometer. Phakathi nezinyanga eziyisikhombisa, iSaudi Arabia yamukele abavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe abayizigidi ezingu-17.5. Ngo-2023, ngakolunye uhlangothi, umbuso wathola izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingama-27.4, okuphawula ukukhula ngamaphesenti angama-56 kwabafika emazweni omhlaba uma kuqhathaniswa nowezi-2019. Impumelelo enjalo yabeka iSaudi Arabia kuqala ohlwini lweZizwe Ezihlangene lokukhula kwezokuvakasha phakathi kwezindawo ezihamba phambili emhlabeni. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, umbuso uthole ukwenyuka ngamaphesenti angama-38 uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, ngama-SAR angama-48 billion ngo-2023.

Ezokuvakasha eSaudi Arabia: Ukuthuthukisa umnotho

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseSaudi, uMhlonishwa u-Ahmed Al-Khateeb, uphawule ukuthi iSaudi Arabia igxile emizamweni yayo ekusimamiseni imvelo nenhlalo. “Sinesibopho sokuvikela imvelo nokuqinisekisa ukusimama komnotho nezenhlalo,” esho. Lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi soMhlangano Wongqongqoshe Bezokuvakasha we-G20 e-Belem, e-Brazil. I-International Monetary Fund (IMF) ituse umkhakha wezokuvakasha wase-Saudi Arabia embikweni wayo we-2024 we-Article IV Wokubonisana. Ikakhulukazi, igcizelele ukuthi ezokuvakasha zisiza kanjani ekuhlukaniseni umnotho waseSaudi futhi zikhuthaze ukukhula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezokuvakasha zibe negalelo ekwandeni kwezibalo zezivakashi, ukukhiqizwa kwemisebenzi, ukusetshenziswa kwemali, kanye negalelo le-GDP. Imibiko yokubonisana ye-IMF Article IV ingukuhlola okuphelele kwaminyaka yonke kwesimo somnotho wezwe. Inikeza ukuhlaziywa okujulile kwezici ze-macroeconomic. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izici ezifana nokukhula komnotho, inqubomgomo yezimali, inqubomgomo yezimali, inqubomgomo yezinga lokushintshisana, kanye nezinguquko zesakhiwo, phakathi kokunye. Izinjongo zemibiko yokubonisana ye-IMF Article IV ihlanganisa ukuqapha umnotho womhlaba kanye nokunikeza izincomo zezomnotho emazweni. Kuhlanganisa nokunikeza usizo lobuchwepheshe emazweni asezindaweni ezifana nokulawulwa komkhakha wezezimali, inqubomgomo yezimali, nokuphathwa kwezimali. Phambilini, i-IMF iphinde yancoma iSaudi Arabia ngokweqa izivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-100 eminyakeni eyisikhombisa ngaphambi komgomo wayo ka-2030.

Ikhula ngaphezu kwesilinganiso somhlaba

Ngaphezu kokwenyuka kwezinombolo zezivakashi kanye nokusetshenziswa kwemali kwezokuvakasha, impumelelo yeSaudi Arabia ifanekisela ukululama kwayo kubhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Enkingeni yezempilo emhlabeni wonke ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yezokuvakasha kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwabantu. “Amabhizinisi amaningi aphelelwe amabhizinisi ngenxa ye-COVID,” kuphawula u-Al-Khateeb. “Sifunde kanzima, futhi manje kufanele senze lawa mabhizinisi aqine.” Ukuqhubekela phambili, iSaudi Arabia izothuthukisa ezokuvakasha ukusiza ukufeza izinhloso zayo ze-Vision 2030. Umbuso utshale imali enkulu kumaphrojekthi amakhulu afana ne-NEOM, i-Red Sea Project, ne-Qiddiya, ezodala amathuba emisebenzi. Lokhu kuzosiza futhi ukuthuthukisa iSaudi Arabia njengendawo ehamba phambili kwezokuvakasha. “Sakha amadolobha amasha, izindawo ezintsha …” kusho u-Al-Khateeb. “Sidinga ukuqasha amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu ukufeza lesi sidingo.” “Isidingo sezokuvakasha sikhulu futhi silindele ukuthi imboni izokhula ibe ngaphezu kwesilinganiso somhlaba wonke eminyakeni ezayo.” Isithombe ngu- NEOM ku -Unsplash