Saudi Arabia is the best country in the Middle East for doing business, according to a new study published by the World Bank.

To share expertise and best practice across the GCC region, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a delegation led by the Council of Saudi Chambers at its head office recently.

Saudi Arabia — the largest, most liquid and yet least accessible stock market in the Arab world — is considering opening its stock market to foreign investors in a move that could help turn the local market into a regional trading hub.

A recently released Jadwa Investment report discusses shifts in foreign investment in the Saudi stock market, also known as the TASI.

The outlook for Saudi Arabia’s banking system remains stable, says Moody’s Investors Service in a new Banking System Outlook.

Jadwa Investment recently released a report about GDP growth in Saudi Arabia, noting that the private sector was leading real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2012.

Total bi-lateral trade between Saudi Arabia and the United States reached $39 billion in the first six months of 2012, a record high for any half to date.

Jadwa Investment’s recently released Saudi Charbook for the month of September 2012 found that the Saudi economic activity in July experienced a “modest slowdown of economic activity…with indicators of consumer spending and PMI slowing on the back of a seasonal trend.”