US EditionSaudi Arabia to open financial market to all foreign investors next month
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority removes Qualified Foreign Investor rules to boost international capital inflows and market liquidity, with $157 billion held by foreign investors end of Q3 2025.
- On Tuesday the Saudi Capital Market Authority said it will open the main Tadawul market to all foreign investors from February 1, removing the Qualified Foreign Investor framework for direct access.
- The CMA said the move aims to expand and diversify the investor base as part of Vision 2030, building on the Gulf resident opening, to support market liquidity.
- The CMA removed prior qualification thresholds including a $500 million AUM test and approved rules letting former residents keep investing after residency ends, easing limits that confined Gulf residents to Nomu and debt markets.
- The CMA said the reforms should attract more international capital and improve liquidity, expecting the move to support inflows and revive the $2.23 trillion equity market after the Tadawul fell nearly 13% last year.
- The CMA describes the move as part of a gradual opening that could enable higher foreign ownership limits and index inclusion, with Jefferies estimating $3.4 billion to $10.2 billion of passive inflows if limits rise to 60% or 100%, amid September 24 market gains.
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Saudi Arabia opens stock market to all foreigners
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Saudi Arabia to Open Stock Market to All Foreign Investors
Saudi Arabia will open its stock market to all foreign investors, scrapping remaining restrictions in its latest move to boost capital inflows into the Gulf kingdom. Starting Feb. 1, all categories of foreign investors will be allowed to invest directly in the main market under a new regulatory framework approved on Jan. 6, Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) said in an statement. The changes abolish the concept of the “qualified forei…
Saudi Arabia Opens Stock Market to All Foreign Investors, Eliminates Restrictions
Saudi Arabia is set to open its capital market to all foreign investors from February 1, removing previous restrictions and eligibility thresholds. This landmark reform aims to boost international capital inflows and revitalize the Tadawul market after a challenging year.
Saudi Arabia to open financial market to all foreign investors next month
Saudi Arabia plans to open its financial markets to all foreign investors from February 1, the Gulf country's market regulator said on Tuesday, as it eases rules to attract more money from abroad.
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