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Regulatory Updates The CMA Board approved provisions that tighten underwriter commitments, require book-building orders to reflect real liquidity, and add forward-looking disclosure to IPO prospectuses, effective on publication.
Business & Investment The CMA confirmed in October and November 2026 that Barclays Capital Saudi and State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solution Company completed commencement requirements and can begin their licensed securities activities.
Industry Developments GASTAT's Structural Business Statistics 2025 show operating revenues of SAR 5,628 billion, up 2.3%, with employee compensation rising 6.0% and fixed capital formation broadly flat.
Business & Investment GASTAT's flash estimate shows Saudi real GDP 3.8% lower than a year earlier in Q3 2026, driven by a 20.4% fall in oil activities, while non-oil activities grew 1.9% and the economy rose 1.3% on the quarter.
Business & Investment On 26 October 2026 the CMA Board approved the merger of UBS Saudi Arabia Company into Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia Company under the Capital Market Law, consolidating two licensed capital market institutions.
Saudi Vision 2030 GASTAT has moved the Sixth UN World Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistics Forum, planned for 9 to 12 November 2026 in Riyadh, to 2027, with new dates to follow through official channels.
Regulatory Updates The CMA has opened a 30-day consultation on a dedicated section in listed companies' annual board reports analysing financial and operational performance, position and liquidity, with comments due by 20 November 2026.
Technology & Innovation MCIT's Center of Digital Entrepreneurship and Plug and Play launched the second edition of the Corporate Innovation Program, with executive workshops in Riyadh on 23-25 November 2026.
Regulatory Updates The CMA has published draft amendments to the Investment Funds and Real Estate Investment Funds Regulations to expand periodic reporting and disclosure, open for comment until 17 November 2026.
Industry Developments GASTAT has revised its Wholesale Price Index, moving the base year from 2014 to 2023, widening the basket from 343 to 554 items and extending coverage from 3 to 23 cities in all 13 regions.
Technology & Innovation The National Cybersecurity Authority's 2026 economic indicators report values the Kingdom's cybersecurity market at SAR 16.3 billion in 2025, with the private sector accounting for 69% of spending.
Regulatory Updates SDAIA published draft amendments to the PDPL Implementing Regulation on the Istitlaa platform, with feedback open until 5 November 2026. Proposals touch data storage, breach notification and controller registration.
Technology & Innovation SDAIA opened registration for a Personal Data Protection track in its Data Regulatory Sandbox, letting licensed private companies test data-driven products under supervision. Registration runs for two months.
Technology & Innovation The Communications, Space and Technology Commission published a report comparing latency among top-class cloud providers in Saudi Arabia for H1 2026, with all providers under 30 ms.
Business Conferences The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah holds the sixth Hajj Conference & Exhibition at the Jeddah Superdome from 8 to 11 November 2026, combining a conference, an exhibition and specialised forums.
Technology & AI Exhibitions KFUPM hosts SUSTAIN 2026 in Dhahran from 29 November to 2 December 2026, a hybrid conference on clean energy systems, industrial electrification, automation and digitalisation.
Technology & AI Exhibitions Black Hat Middle East and Africa returns to RECC Malham in Riyadh from 1 to 3 December 2026, combining a cybersecurity conference, trainings and a large exhibition floor.
Business Conferences MIE Events stages the 4th edition of CTW Saudi Arabia at the Dhahran International Exhibition Centre in Dammam from 14 to 17 December 2026, with an exhibition and a summit programme.
Investment Summits The Future Minerals Forum returns to Riyadh as FMF27 from 12 to 14 January 2027, combining a conference, an international exhibition and an invitation-only Ministerial Roundtable.
Investment Summits Cityscape Global, originally scheduled for 16-19 November 2026, has been rescheduled by its organiser to 1-4 February 2027 at RECC Malham in Riyadh.
Business Conferences dmg events holds Jeddah Construct, powered by Big 5 Construct Saudi, at the Jeddah International Exhibition & Convention Center from 22 to 24 March 2027, open 4 PM to 10 PM daily.
Investment Summits Informa Markets holds Cityscape West KSA at the Jeddah Superdome from 29 to 31 March 2027, showcasing real estate projects, launches and financing options across Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah.
Technology & AI Exhibitions LEAP returns to RECC Malham in Riyadh from 12 to 15 April 2027, bringing together technology companies, startups and investors for a four-day conference and exhibition.
Business Conferences Riyadh International Industry Week is scheduled for 26-29 April 2027 at RICEC, showcasing technologies and solutions for industrial operations across the value chain.
Technology & AI Exhibitions Completed CST and the ITU co-organised the Global Space Connectivity & Sustainability Events at CST headquarters in Riyadh on 12–14 October 2026, combining two international space forums under one programme.
Business Conferences Completed Saudi Arabia hosted the 25th WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh on 11–15 October 2026, its first time in the Kingdom, with SPA reporting more than 33,000 registrations from 135 countries.
Business Forums Completed HRSD held the second Global CSR Forum in Riyadh on 5–6 October 2026 under the theme “From Commitment to Impact”, reporting more than 3,000 participants and over 40 sessions.
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