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Saudi Arabia is redefining entrepreneurship in the Middle East. In 2025, the number of foreign startups licensed under Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurial programs exceeded 550, reflecting a 118% year-on-year growth. Venture capital funding also hit $1.38 billion, positioning the Kingdom as MENA’s largest and fastest-growing startup ecosystem. Saudi Arabia's policies and Vision 2030 initiatives are driving this transformation.

Saudi Arabia has rapidly emerged as one of the most attractive destinations for business expansion. Recent reports indicate the country’s economic resilience to shocks as non-oil industry growth expands (e.g., tourism and entertainment, renewable energy, tech and digital services, etc.), fueled by the continued implementation of Vision 2030.

World Expos are more than cultural showcases; they’re stress tests for policy, procurement and people at scale. Expo 2025 Osaka—held from 13 April to 13 October on Yumeshima Island under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”—set an ambitious bar: 28 million visitors, nearly 150 national pavilions and a programme spanning climate, digital transformation and public health. Early momentum was clear— 8+ million visitors in the first two months, 1,500+ forums and workshops, and an 84% satisfaction rate—yet organisers still had to navigate late pavilion mobilisation, cost inflation, labour constraints and access pinch points