Saudi Arabia: a global investment hub.
MISA at a glance
The ongoing transformation of Saudi Arabia under Vision 2030 is unlocking new opportunities in the Kingdom at an unprecedented pace. The Ministry of Investment for Saudi Arabia (MISA) is facilitating access to these opportunities by developing a reliable, robust, business-friendly ecosystem, working across government to ensure investors and businesses are supported through their investment journey.
Vision
To place Saudi Arabia among the top performing markets for investments.
Mission
To promote Saudi Arabia as a world-class investment destination, attract and retain investors, and expand their investments; for the benefit of a sustainable national economic growth.
Vision 2030
To turn the Kingdom into an investment powerhouse by driving economic growth and diversifying the economy away from a reliance on oil.
Values
Trusted & credible
Ensure an effective reliable, robust and business-friendly ecosystem for investment and increasing foreign investor confidence in the investment environment.
Impact-oriented
Ensure investments land with a positive outcome in line with Vision 2030 to create a vibrant society in Saudi Arabia and beyond.
Partnership
Working closely with partners to ensure thriving economies where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
Committed
Committed to achieving a positive impact through investment and ensuring efficiency and accountability at all levels to build a vibrant society, and a thriving economy in an ambitious nation.
Ministry of Investment Statute
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Ministry role
The Ministry shall be the agency in charge of regulating, developing, and promoting domestic and foreign investment in the Kingdom and protecting the rights of investors. It shall, without prejudice to the powers and responsibilities of other agencies, undertake any action necessary to achieve its objectives. -
Minister responsibilities
The Minister shall In accordance with this Statute, manage the Ministry and take decisions and measures necessary to achieve its objectives. -
Publication and effective date
Promulgated by the Council of Ministers Resolution No.2, dated 5/1/1421H
Minister of Investment
His Excellency Khalid Al -Falih
As Minister of Investment, HE Khalid Al-Falih leads a multi-disciplinary and multi-specialty team that contributes to exceptional achievements in the field of developing the investment environment in the Kingdom, attracting national and foreign investments to various vital and promising economic sectors, and supporting the Saudi private sector’s investments outside the Kingdom, in addition to driving the growth of the private sector in the Kingdom, which is a major goal of the Kingdom’s “Vision 2030”, and an important factor in the efforts to diversify the Kingdom’s national economy.
Vision Realization Office
Contribute to achieving the KSA Vision 2030 by managing the projects of the Vision Realization Programs as well as projects of the Ministry, and contribute to overcoming difficulties, resolving problems, and coordinating with the concerned parties.
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FAQs
Everything you need to know about the ministry.
RHQ Program is a joint initiative by the RCRC and MISA to position the Kingdom as the leading regional hub for multinational companies.
An RHQ in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a unit of MNC duly established under the laws of Saudi Arabia for the purpose of supporting, managing, and providing strategic direction to its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates operating in MENA region.
A Multinational Group is a group that has a foreign parent entity and which carries on business in more than one jurisdiction through the parent entity, its subsidiaries, branches or affiliates.
MNC can apply for this service to manage and supervise the strategic direction, functions, and businesses conducted by their branches, subsidiaries and affiliates in MENA region as well as in other regions globally.
MENA region includes the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar), Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, and Morocco. In addition to the MENA region, the Multinational Group is free to manage entities in additional regions and jurisdictions through the RHQ.
The minimum eligibility criteria for an RHQ license is that the MNC has a minimum presence in two different countries, excluding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the country in which the headquarter of the MNC is located, either through subsidiaries or branches.
The RHQ of the MNC must be either a registered branch of a foreign company in Saudi Arabia, or a subsidiary of an MNC that is established in Saudi Arabia.
The RHQ activities are classified in two categories (i) mandatory activities; and (2) optional activities.
The mandatory RHQ activities are the provision of strategic direction and management functions. RHQ strategic direction functions include:
Drafting and monitoring the regional strategy.
Coordination of strategic harmonization.
c) Include products and/or services in the region.
d) Support acquisitions, mergers and divestments.
e) Review financial performance.
Management functions include:
Business planning.
– Budgeting.
Coordination of business.
Identify new market opportunities.
Monitoring the regional market, competitors and operations.
Marketing plan for the region.
Operational and financial reporting.
The optional RHQ activities are:
Sales and marketing support
Human resources, personnel management
Training services
Financial management, foreign exchange and treasury center services
Compliance and internal control
Legal
Accounting
Research and analysis
Audit
Advisory services
Operations Control
Logistics and supply chain management