Market Outlook
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2027 Saudi Market Outlook: Key Shifts Global Companies Should Prepare For
Discover how global companies can prepare for Saudi Arabia in 2027, with insights on localization, AI opportunities, PPPs, and long-term market growth.
Saudi Roundup: $33B in Project Awards & Industrial Expansion
This week’s Saudi Roundup highlights $33 billion in project awards, new hospitality investments, real estate expansion, and developments across financial services, industrial manufacturing, and public-private partnerships.
Financial Services Licensing in Saudi Arabia 2026: Regulators and Requirements for Foreign Firms
Explore Saudi Arabia's fast-growing financial services sector, who regulates it, and how foreign firms can enter the market.
Saudi Arabia’s Wage Protection System (WPS) Explained: Employer Requirements and Compliance
Saudi Arabia’s Wage Protection System makes payroll compliance a core part of operating in the Kingdom. Discover what foreign companies need to know about Mudad, employment records, and building compliant payroll processes.
Saudi Roundup: Energy Sector Sees a Surge in Contract Awards
This week’s Saudi Roundup highlights an increase in contract awards in the energy sector, as well as a spike in public-private partnerships (PPPs) in industrial manufacturing.
The Sectors Global Companies Are Quietly Moving Into in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation is creating opportunities beyond traditional growth sectors. Explore how global companies are entering arts and culture, entertainment, AI, financial services, and insurance.
Document Attestation in Saudi Arabia: A Guide for Foreign Businesses
Learn which corporate documents foreign companies must attest to establish a business in Saudi Arabia, the differences between apostille and full legalization, and typical processing times.
Saudi Roundup: Business Activity Gathers Pace in Finance & Real Estate
This week’s roundup examines the World Bank’s latest report projecting 7.9% economic growth in Saudi in 2027, a series of real estate and tourism deals in Diriyah, and a rise in public-private partnerships between global AI companies and their Saudi counterparts.
What Saudi Arabia Is Teaching Global CEOs About Building in Public
Saudi Arabia offers global CEOs a lesson in building in public: how visible commitments, local partnerships, and sustained engagement can build trust and turn market entry into long-term growth.
The Year of AI in Saudi Arabia: The Progress Made So Far
Saudi Arabia’s Year of AI is accelerating commercial activity, infrastructure investment, and technology partnerships, creating new opportunities for global companies entering the Kingdom’s growing AI ecosystem.
Saudi Roundup: Local Manufacturing Accelerates in AI & Maritime
This week’s Saudi Roundup spotlights the increase in infrastructure project permits and entertainment center registrations while also exploring the new partnership between PIF’s Humain and EY to develop Saudi’s first AI-native outsourcing service.
Saudi Arabia’s SME Strategy: Unlocking New Opportunities for Foreign Enterprises & Investors
Saudi Arabia’s new National Entrepreneurship and SME Strategy is shifting the focus from business creation to sustainable growth, with 13 initiatives targeting SME financing, market access, economic zones, localization, and international expansion.