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The Saudi Capital Market Authority launched a mission Opening the principle marketplace for all classes of international buyers and enabling them to instantly put money into it, in entrance of All , involved and members within the monetary market to precise their views about it, for a interval of 30 calendar days ending on October 31, 2025.
In response to a press release by the authority, the mission goals to develop and diversify the bottom of buyers who could put money into the principle market, entice extra investments and improve the quantity of liquidity.
The proposed mission, if permitted, will cancel the idea of a certified international investor in the principle market, permitting all classes of international buyers to enter the market with out the necessity to meet the qualification necessities, along with canceling the change agreements that have been used as an choice to allow international buyers who aren’t residing to acquire financial advantages just for the listed securities, to be out there to them as an alternative of the direct funding within the shares listed in the principle market.
The possession of worldwide buyers was on the finish of the second quarter of 2025 AD greater than 528 billion riyals, whereas international investments in the principle market recorded about 412 billion riyals throughout the identical interval, reaching a development of 471% in comparison with 72 billion riyals on the finish of 2015, and the mission is anticipated to contribute to attracting extra international investments.
It’s noteworthy that the Capital Market Authority adopted in July 2025 AD to facilitate the procedures for opening funding accounts and working them for plenty of investor classes, which included pure international buyers residing in one of many international locations of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, or who beforehand residency within the Kingdom or in one of many Gulf Cooperation Council international locations, with the goal of accelerating the extent of members ’confidence in the principle market and enhancing assist for the native financial system.
This mission comes in step with the gradual strategy of the authority to open the market after plenty of earlier phases, which will likely be hooked up to complementary phases to reinforce the liberalization of the monetary market, and make it a global market that draws extra international capital.
It’s noteworthy that the Market Authority, within the context of attracting international buyers, is heading to permit foreigners to personal majority stakes in native corporations, in response to Bloomberg Company on the finish of final month.
The Capital Market Authority emphasised that the notes of these and stakeholders, from people, authorities companies and the personal sector, and the our bodies topic to the supervision of the authority, will likely be topic to care and examine for the aim of adopting the ultimate formulation of the mission, which in flip will contribute to reaching the purpose of enchancment and improvement for the organizational atmosphere, Notes will be made by the next means:
Unified digital platform: (Surveying platform) By means of the digital hyperlink: Istitlaa.ncc.gov.sa
– The shape designated for this by way of e mail: Legal guidelines.Laws@cma.org.sa
