تطور تنظيم الاستثمار الأجنبي المباشر في المملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

The research is an explanation of the issue of the development of the regulation of foreign direct investment in Saudi by clarifying the axes of reforms and developments that were introduced to the regulation of foreign direct investment in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

in the beginning, we defined foreign direct investment and clarified its types and importance, then we moved on to clarifying the legislative development to regulate foreign direct investment in Saudi law by explaining all previous Saudi investment laws as well as the current Saudi investment law in addition to the draft Saudi investment law expected to be approved soon.

then we explained the administrative developments that have been made to regulate foreign direct investment in Saudi law, where the supreme economic council, the council for economic affairs and development, the general investment authority, and the ministry of investment were explained.

then we clarified the developments that have been made to the settlement of foreign direct investment disputes in Saudi law, whether the old Saudi foreign investment law, the current Saudi foreign investment law, or the Saudi foreign investment draft law, and clarified all the means of dispute settlement available in foreign investment disputes.