A view shows the construction of the King Abdullah Financial District, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 11, 2016.
REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects GDP growth in Saudi Arabia to slow further from the currently forecast 1.9% to reflect the latest extension of oil production cuts, an IMF official said, even as non-oil growth is seen remaining strong.
But cuts to production this year and lower prices have hit oil revenues and will weigh on growth.
The IMF forecasts non-oil GDP growth at 4.9% this year.
The IMF said the outlook for Saudi Arabia was positive and that risks remained balanced.
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King, Faisal Al Nasser, Mati, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Rachna Uppal, Yousef Saba, Andrew Cawthorne, Andrea Ricci, Nick Macfie
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Rights DUBAI, Saudi, Aramco, Russia