The investment environment in Saudi Arabia is distinguished by its continuous development; and that is a major attracting factor for foreign investment into the Kingdom. The Saudi Supreme Economic Council is responsible for formulating the economic policies and focusing on building an efficient national economy; and that includes supervising the foreign investment and encouraging it; the system has included a group of foreign investment regulatory incentives such as:

1. Establishing the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) to be the authorizing body for issuing investment licenses to foreign investors and coordinating with other involved government agencies.
2. Foreigners have 100% ownership over companies and territories.
3. No restrictions on remittance of the capital.
4. No taxes imposed on personal income; however foreign companies have to pay 20% on the yearly profit as taxes.
5. Possibility of carrying forward losses in the balance sheet statement for unlimited time.
6. Foreign investors have the right to benefit from local and international specialized funding institutions.