The 68th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review, released recently, is a comprehensive account and analysis of global energy data. Saudi Arabia will be hosting the G20 summit in 2020, and the release of BP’s annual compilation provides a good opportunity to benchmark the Kingdom against its G20 peers. The G20 summit is an international economic forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union. Member countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Visiting Researcher Baltasar is an associate professor of economics at the University of Vigo and has been a visiting researcher at KAPSARC… Baltasar is an associate professor of economics at the University of Vigo and has been a visiting researcher at KAPSARC since 2014. From 2005 to 2009, he served as an economic advisor to the president of Galicia. Baltasar has a Ph.D. in economics from the Universidad Complutense, Madrid, and has published extensively in academic journals, mainly focusing on the intersection of macroeconomics and energy.
Expertise
- Energy economics
- Public economics
- Public finance
- Dynamic macroeconomics
Publications See all Baltasar Manzano’s publications

Analyzing the Effects of Saudi Arabia’s Economic Reforms Using a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model
The 68th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review, released recently, is a comprehensive account…
21st May 2020
K-DSGE: A Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for Saudi Arabia
The 68th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review, released recently, is a comprehensive account…
3rd February 2020