Ross Melia explores five common mistakes international companies make in Saudi Arabia and explains why local presence, operational readiness and long-term commitment are critical to success.

August brought a fresh wave of large-scale investment activity to Saudi Arabia, headlined by a PIF-led consortium's 206 billion SAR acquisition of Electronic Arts and a further 136 billion SAR in inward FDI as Vision 2030 enters its next phase.

July saw fresh momentum behind Saudi Arabia's investment pipeline, headlined by Brookfield's roughly $2 billion first close of a PIF-anchored Middle East fund alongside an MoU for I Squared Capital to invest up to $2 billion in the PIF portfolio.

The Hafr Al-Batin Investment Forum 2025, held in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, concluded with signing agreements totalling SR17billion.

Saudi Arabia’s net foreign direct investment saw a quarter-on-quarter rise of 37%.

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil activities expanded 4.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024.

This week, the MHRSD has started implementing the idea the idea that 25% of engineering professions will be nationalised starting today.

This week, GACA said that in the first half of 2024, passenger volumes have increased by 17% and airfreight volumes are up 41%.

This week, the Saudi Central Bank announced that tourism spending has seen an increase of 23 percent in the first quarter of 2024, hitting U

This week the International Monetary Fund said domestic demand will remain the key driver of the Saudi Economy. With non-oil growth expectin

This week, the Saudi Ministry of Finance announced that there was a 7.3% increase in public finance total revenue compared to the projected

This week, Moody's, the global credit rating agency, reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s credit rating of ‘A1’.

This week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) officially opened its first regional office in Riyadh.

This week the General Authority for Statistics announced that the value of net foreign direct investment into Saudi Arabia has crossed $3.4

This week The National Labour Observatory has said that 1.06 million workers joined the business sphere in 2023.

This week Saudi Arabia has attracted $13bn in private investments towards its tourism sector.

This week Saudi Arabia showcased its dedication to attracting investments during this year's Davos Forum…

Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan announced at the WEF that there is ‘absolutely no intention in Saudi Arabia to impose income tax…'

Here, we look at some of the most important updates to policy and regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as we head into 2024.

This week Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi issued an order impelling firms within the private sector…