Saudi Arabia has taken a major step in accelerating the global integration of its financial markets, announcing that its capital market will be fully opened to all categories of foreign investors from February 1, 2026.
EDF International Regional Headquarters (EDF RHQ) and droppRWA signed an MoU to explore blockchain in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector, focusing on inter-company transactions, tokenising energy assets, enhancing project liquidity, and creating innovative carbon credit frameworks.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ranked first worldwide in the Road Network Connectivity Index, and also ranked fourth among G20 countries in the Road Infrastructure Quality Index, thus reflecting the continuous development of the road sector, said a report.
Flowciti has officially announced its launch in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE as a holding company specialising in smart cities solutions, bringing together technology, operational execution, and user experience within a fully integrated ecosystem. The group seeks to create sustainable value for the real estate sector, businesses and institutions.
Red Sea Global, the Saudi developer behind regenerative tourism destinations Amaala and The Red Sea, has joined hands with Bunat Ventures (Bunat VC) to launch an investment fund - a first of its kind in the kingdom - dedicated exclusively to empowering startups specialised in artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies.
Qatar Airways marked the launch of three non-stop weekly flights between Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Qatar and Hail International Airport (HAS), its 13th destination in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Finance and Chairman of the National Debt Management Center (NDMC) Mohammed Aljadaan has approved the annual borrowing plan for the fiscal year 2026, following its endorsement by the Board of Directors of NDMC.
Construction is progressing on more than 400 shopping and dining outlets at Diriyah Square in Diriyah, The City of Earth, in Saudi Arabia, Diriyah Company has said.
Southern Province Cement has announced that steady progress is being made on its new cement plant in the Saudi city of Jazan with work on most phases of the clinker production line already completed. The commercial operations are set to begin later this year.
Saudi Arabia’s service exports totaled SAR58.2 billion ($15.5 billion) during the third quarter of 2025, mainly led by the travel services sector with the lion’s share of SAR33.8 billion ($9 billion), followed by the transport services sector, said a report.
