The Tadawul Opens: How Saudi Arabia's Capital Markets Revolution Changes Everything for Global Investors
On 1 February 2026, Saudi Arabia abolished the Qualified Foreign Investor regime and opened the Tadawul to all categories of foreign investors. The reform eliminates a decade of access barriers to a $2.7 trillion stock exchange, ends the era of synthetic swap arrangements, and positions the Kingdom as a mainstream emerging market destination. This is what it means.
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