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Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority announced on 6 January that it will open the country’s capital market to all categories of foreign investors, allowing direct participation beginning on 1 February 2026, in one of the kingdom’s most significant steps yet to internationalize its financial markets. The authority’s board approved a new regulatory framework that will permit nonresident foreign investors to invest directly in the main market. The move effectively makes the Saudi stock exchange accessible to investors worldwide without intermediary…
