{"id":105534,"date":"2026-02-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/02\/03\/fdi-remains-the-missing-piece-in-saudis-reform-push\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:00:00","slug":"fdi-remains-the-missing-piece-in-saudis-reform-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/02\/03\/fdi-remains-the-missing-piece-in-saudis-reform-push\/","title":{"rendered":"FDI remains the missing piece in Saudi\u2019s reform push"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi\u2019s aggressive reforms and efforts to reel in FDI <\/strong>have drawn attention <\/strong>from <\/strong>Bloomberg<\/a><\/strong>, which is out with a piece spotlighting the flurry of reforms introduced over the past year, which included rent freezes, opening property ownership to foreigners, capital market liberalization<\/a>, and a new privatization strategy<\/a>. These moves are all aimed at attracting FDI \u2014 \u201cthe main lacking piece\u201d in the Kingdom\u2019s story,\u201d as EFG Hermes\u2019 Head of Macroeconomic Analysis Mohamed Abu Basha puts it.<\/p>\n

Why now? <\/strong>Fresh foreign capital would support corporate expansion, infrastructure funding, and ease pressure on public finances. Saudi Arabia has faced fiscal deficits since 2022 and its current account has been in deficit for over a year now, prompting higher borrowing and a scaling back<\/a> of gigaprojects.<\/p>\n

Still trailing regional rivals: <\/strong>Despite the reforms, Saudi Arabia continues to lag the UAE \u2014 particularly Dubai \u2014 in attracting global capital, weighed down by housing and schooling constraints, traffic congestion, and disruptions from ongoing construction. However, investors remain optimistic \u2014 \u201cover the long haul money will come here,\u201d said TCW Group\u2019s Richard Miller. \u201cIt\u2019s maybe not going to go from here to there as fast they want it to, but there\u2019s no way it doesn\u2019t eventually get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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