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Saudi Arabia Enters Global Top Ten for Foreign Direct Investment Confidence

Saudi Arabia has reached the top ten of the Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index for the first time, reflecting growing investor confidence in the Kingdom’s economic reforms and expanding pipeline of Vision 2030 projects.

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