Foreign direct investment into Saudi Arabia rose by a third year on year in 2025, with construction and manufacturing accounting for almost half.
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Saudi Arabia recorded a remarkable increase of 33.5 percent in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2025 compared with 2024, reaching approximately SR159 billion.
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili conferred the King Abdulaziz Medal on the Chief of Greece’s National Defence General Staff General Dimitrios Choupis in Riyadh on Sunday.
Oman has opened new areas for mineral exploration to international investors as it seeks to attract foreign capital and reduce its dependence on oil and gas revenues.
Saudi Arabia’s construction costs increased by 2.2 percent year-on-year in September 2026, driven by higher costs in both residential and non-residential construction, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
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