Saudi Arabia Announces Direct Investment Account Opening for GCC Foreign Nationals Without Brokerage Intermediaries, Aiming to Establish a Regional Financial Center!

Saudi Arabia Announces Direct Investment Account Opening for GCC Foreign Nationals Without Brokerage Intermediaries, Aiming to Establish a Regional Financial Center!

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) announced on July 11, 2025, a regulatory reform that allows individual foreign investors from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries to open investment accounts directly in the Saudi main market without going through traditional brokerage intermediaries. This policy, through the revision of documents such as the “Investment Account Instructions” … Read more