A handful of public-private partnership agreements and initiatives valued at a combined SAR 8.5 bn were signed at the Hail Investment Forum 2025 earlier this week, state news agency SPA reports. No further details were provided on the nature of the agreements or the signing parties. The agreements are designed to support the Hail region’s growth and improve its economic and business climate.

The forum saw the launch of several potential investment projects worth SAR 34.2 bn in total, which are listed on the Invest Saudi platform. The investments span sectors including agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and sports.

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Investments in Hail have been on the up: Foreign direct investment in Hail has reached SAR 1.4 bn, with 177 active licenses across construction, manufacturing, tourism and hospitality, food, and wholesale and retail trade, Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih said at the forum. The Investment Ministry also backed the recent launch of several tourism projects totaling around SAR 700 mn.

And there’s more in the pipeline: The ministry plans to open over 40 investment locations in Hail, including Al Shanan Park, Al Ni’ay Park, agricultural nurseries, and marketing service centers. Al Jawhara Tower offers 13k cbm of water storage alongside potential investments in its facilities and nearby areas.

ALSO- The Transport and Logistics Ministry announced its plans to expand Hail International Airport to an annual passenger capacity of over 2.2 mn, the Saudi Gazette reports. This comes as part of a broader plan to leverage the airport’s proximity to 11 Arab capitals (60 minutes away) and Central Europe (200 minutes away) and transform Hail into an integrated logistics center — a plan that includes a 374k sqm logistic hub.

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