Foreign-Investors on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence Platformhttps://vision2030.ai/tags/foreign-investors/Recent content in Foreign-Investors on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence PlatformHugoenSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000The Tadawul Gamble: Did Opening Saudi Arabia's Stock Exchange to Foreign Investors Actually Work?https://vision2030.ai/analysis/tadawul-gamble/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/analysis/tadawul-gamble/<p><strong>Tadawul QFI abolished in 2026:</strong> Saudi Arabia removed the qualified foreign investor gate just as the exchange faced a 13% TASI decline, a $2.98 trillion market cap, and a crowded IPO pipeline.</p> <p>On 6 January 2026, the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia announced the abolition of the Qualified Foreign Investor regime that had governed foreign access to the Tadawul since 2015. Effective 1 February, all foreign investors — institutional and individual retail — could invest directly in Main Market shares through licensed Saudi intermediaries. No special regulatory status required. No minimum assets under management threshold. No application process. The door that had been progressively opened over a decade was removed from its hinges.</p>