Saudi Arabia: Finance and Banking

Debt issues affect individuals and businesses in Saudi Arabia, from late payments to overdue accounts receivable. This article explores how professional legal assistance helps resolve financial disputes, recover payments, and restore financial stability through structured mechanisms under Saudi law. Additionally, it examines Egypt's Resolution No. 77 of 2023, which provides cash investment incentives for industrial projects to stimulate economic growth and industrial investment.

The Framework replaces in full the previous oversight framework issued in 2021 and is promulgated under the Payments and Payment Services Law (Royal Decree No. M/26 dated 22/03/1443H) and its implementing regulations.

Under Circular No. 472038007 dated 02/07/1447H (corresponding to 22 December 2025), the Saudi Central Bank has prohibited banks, finance companies and money exchangers from obtaining promissory notes or similar instruments from retail customers at the point of credit card application.

Capital Market Authority introduces a comprehensive framework ensuring that netting agreements and related collateral arrangements remain enforceable, even during bankruptcy...

On July 2, 2025, the Saudi Capital Market Authority ("CMA") issued the Close-out Netting and Related Collateral Arrangements Regulation ("Regulation"), establishing a comprehensive legal...

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has increasingly demonstrated its willingness to make use of advanced technology to supervise, monitor and take the necessary actions...