Riyadh – Mubasher: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Saudi Arabia grew to $8.14 billion (SAR 30 billion) in 2015, compared to $8.01 billion (SAR 29.4 billion) in 2014, according to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Saudi investments abroad rose to $5.52 billion (SAR 20.27 billion) in 2015, from $5.4 billion (SAR 19.83 billion) the year before, the report revealed.
Global FDI reached $1.76 trillion in 2015, compared to $1.3 trillion in 2014, UNCTAD said.