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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s riyal currency is a bit undervalued at the moment but this is likely to prove short-lived, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.

“(IMF) directors noted the (IMF) staff view that the Saudi riyal appears to be moderately undervalued at present. Many saw this as a transitional phenomenon reflecting the positive terms-of-trade shock,” the IMF said in a statement.

“Further, they noted that any undervaluation of the real effective exchange rate can be expected to reverse in the near term as the external current account surplus declines in response to the authorities’ expansionary fiscal stance,” the IMF said in a regular assessment of the Saudi economy.