According to Bloomberg, Mutlaq Al Ghowairi Contracting Co. has postponed its stock sale due to the impact of the US Iran War. The Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange All Share Index has risen by about 5% this year, lagging behind the MSCI Global Benchmark Index. The market value of Saudi Arabia's stock market is 2.6 trillion yuan, and the weight of foreign investment holdings is relatively low. In the first quarter of 2026, Saudi Arabia's fiscal deficit more than doubled compared to the same period last year. The Saudi authorities allow non residents to directly invest in Saudi stocks, but have not yet adjusted the foreign shareholding limit of 0.49. Wall Street banks predict that lifting the 0.49 foreign shareholding limit could release 10 billion new investments.
