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2023 Ct. Uncourt [1] (2023)

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Saudi Arabia's investment law


        The wisest rule in investrnent is: when others are selling, buy. When
        others are buying, sell. Usually, of course, we do the opposite. When
        everyone else is buying, we assume they know sornething we don't so
          we buy. Then  people start selling, panic sets in, and we sell too.
                                  -Jonathan  Sacks



Saudi Arabia is becoming a global business hub. The recent initiative of the Ministry
of Investments to renew the country's legal system for foreign investors could result
in an increase of over 50% in international businesses. As the Kingdom seeks to
diversify its economy away from oil exports, the law's appeal states that local and
foreign investments will be  treated equally. At the Global  Entrepreneurship
Congress  2022 in March, funds totaling over $936 million were announced to make
it easier for international businesses to enter the Saudi market. The Kingdom's GDP
was expected to reach $820 billion by the end of 2022, up from $700 billion in 2020,
according  to a  World   Bank  forecast prior to  the  new  investment  law's
announcement.  However,  this new investment law will see more foreign investors
entering Saudi Arabia and receiving neutral treatment, leading to an expected spike
in business activity that could exceed the World Bank's projections. This was made
even  more clear at Expo 2020  Dubai, a massive  six-month event that brought
nations together to show off what they were best at. The Kingdom's participation in
the Expo, which emphasized and consolidated the Saudi 2030 Vision and ambitious
economic  growth agenda,  has sparked  interest in new businesses entering the
Kingdom.

The new  investment law enacted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Ministry of
Investment is expected to boost international business by 50%, establishing the
Kingdom  of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as a thriving international business hub. According to
Sovereign Saudi Arabia, reputable experts in foreign direct investment and leaders of
commercial success, the kingdom's economy  is anticipated to more than double in
2022 with a declining rate of unemployment and a robust non-oil diversification that is
steadily progressing.

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