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Saudi Arabia Business Setup: September 2026's Biggest Investment & Expansion News September's theme is volume. Saudi Arabia issued a record 9,018 investment licences in the second quarter, up 252 percent on last year, and 268 industrial licences in a single month. Alongside that: SABIC Agri-Nutrients signed a $3.47 billion contract to build a new complex at Jubail, Microsoft put a date on its Saudi cloud region, ROSHN and TMG sketched out a 55,000-home Riyadh community, and PIF launched a platform to get cash to suppliers faster. For each story we spell out what it means if you're setting up or scaling in the Kingdom.

This week from the Kingdom: Ceer set 21 September for the reveal of Saudi Arabia's first home-built electric cars, S&P kept the sovereign rating at A+ with a stable outlook,

Establishing businesses within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is experiencing an unprecedented boom; therefore, corporations considering participating in government contracts and tapping into a growing business sector should understand the requirements for a regional headquarters in the country: acquiring an RHQ license.