The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) announced the signing and exchange of 24 investment agreements, as the Future Investment Initiative draws to a close in Riyadh.
Totaling more than US$20 billion in value, these agreements were exchanged by signatories under Invest Saudi, and reflect the enormous potential that Saudi Arabia offers to investors from across the Kingdom and around the world.
In addition to the US$15 billion in agreements exchanged on the first day of FII, the final day saw the closing of a US$5 billion investment agreement between Alakaria and the U.S. Triple 5 to develop the Arabian Dream project, a world-class international tourist destination that will attract upwards of 70 million visitors annually, and employ over 25,000 Saudi nationals.
These investments come alongside a broadseries of economic reforms, which are enabling rapid growth in foreigninvestment in Saudi Arabia. These reforms have had a significant impact.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia also climbed30 places in the World Bank's Doing Business 2020 report, rising to the 62ndplace and becoming the most improved economy globally. According to the report,Saudi Arabia's rise in the index was driven by key reforms including liftingforeign ownership restrictions in a range of new sectors, while adopting fasterand less complicated business registration procedures by introducing a one-stopshop for business registration.
