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Saudi Arabia’s PIF Cuts Overseas Investment Ceiling to 20% in Strategic Reset

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has revised its 2026-2030 strategy, reducing the maximum share of overseas investment to 20% and tightening portfolio spending reviews as it prioritizes domestic development and financial returns.
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Saudi Arabia and Syria Sign State Broadcasting Cooperation Agreement

Saudi Arabia and Syria agreed to exchange educational, cultural and news programming across state television and radio networks, adding another area of institutional cooperation...

Saudi Tourism Growth Continues After Kingdom Surpasses Visitor Target

Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector continues to expand following increased aviation capacity and hospitality investment, building on annual visitor numbers above 122 million and tota...

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Agree $3 Billion Agricultural Trade Partnership

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan agreed to increase Pakistani agricultural and food exports to the Kingdom to $3 billion over the next two years as Riyadh seeks to strengthen food-secu...

Saudi Arabia Plans Freedom of Information Law as Digital Economy Reaches 522 Billion Riyals

Communications Minister Abdullah Alswaha said a Freedom of Information Law will be introduced as Saudi Arabia’s digital economy, which the government says has grown 75% under Vi...

Riyadh’s LEAP Technology Summit Draws Investors Managing $14 Trillion

The fifth LEAP technology conference opened in Riyadh with more than 1,000 international investors and venture capital firms as Saudi Arabia expands its ambitions in artificial ...

Saudi Arabia and France Finalise €16 Billion Investment Partnership

Saudi and French officials completed a €16 billion investment package covering artificial intelligence infrastructure, digital logistics and culture, alongside a Saudi commitmen...

Saudi Public Investment Fund Sets 2030 Strategy and Shifts More Capital Toward Europe

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund approved a five-year strategy prioritising domestic mega-projects and global partnerships while planning to reduce direct exposure to Swiss...

Saudi Aramco Cuts Asian Crude Price by $11 a Barrel in Largest Reduction in 26 Years

Saudi Aramco lowered the official selling price of Arab Light crude to Asian customers by $11 a barrel as the Kingdom adjusts its market position following Strait of Hormuz ship...

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Move to Implement Trilateral Defence Agreement

Foreign and defence ministers and military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan met in Istanbul to advance the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, focusing on military inte...

Saudi Arabia Continues Regional Diplomacy on Maritime Security and Economic Cooperation

The Saudi Foreign Ministry is maintaining bilateral consultations with regional and international partners focused on maritime security, economic ties and peaceful conflict reso...

Saudi Red Sea Authority Introduces New Maritime and Environmental Standards

Saudi regulators have established tighter rules for recreational boating, commercial shipping and coastal tourism operators to improve safety and protect marine ecosystems along...

Saudi Arabia Expands Professional Training for Technology and Engineering Jobs

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has introduced upgraded vocational certification and private-sector training programs for engineering, digital technology ...
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