The previous dicriminatory minimum capital requirement for foreign investment in business in general has been abolished with the new Foreign Investment Law of 2019 and its implementing Executive Rules. Previously, the Executive rules set discriminatory minimum capital requirements: SAR 25 million for agricultural entities, SAR 5 million for industrial entities, and SAR 2 million for other entities. For the purposes of the OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, any remaining discriminatory sector-specific minimum capital rquirement is scored under the respective sector.
"Article 6
The conditions for granting a Foreign Investment license by The Authority shall include the following:
1. The investment activity to be licensed should not be in the List of Excluded activities from Foreign Investment.
2. The intended Product should comply with the Kingdom's rules and regulations, or the laws of the European Union or the United States of America in the absence of those laws, in terms of standards and specifications, raw materials and production processes.
3. The license applicant should be a natural or nominal person who has come to the Kingdom for investment.
4. The Foreign Investor should not have been convicted in the past for substantial violations of the provisions of The Act.
5. The Foreign Investor should not have been convicted in the past of financial or commercial violations whether in the Kingdom or in other countries.
6. The grant of a license shall not result in the breach of any international or regional agreement to which the Kingdom is a party. [...]" (New Executive Rules of the Foreign Investment Act of 2019)
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"Fourth: Licensing Conditions and Criteria
Article 6: 
The conditions for granting a Foreign Investment license by The Authority shall include the following: 
The investment activity to be licensed should not be in the List of Excluded activities from Foreign Investment. 
The intended Product should comply with the Kingdom's rules and regulations, or the laws of the European Union or the United States of America in the absence of those laws, in terms of standards and specifications, raw materials and production processes. 
(a) The amount of capital invested shall not be less than twenty five million Saudi Riyals for agricultural entities. 
(b) The amount of capital invested shall not be less than five million Saudi riyals for industrial entities. 
(c) The amount of capital invested shall not be less than two million Saudi riyals for other entities in accordance to detailed conditions and criteria laid down by Board of Directors. 
The Board of Directors may reduce the minimum invested capital in projects established in areas specified by it or in projects which require high technical experiences or export projects. 
The Foreign Investor should not have been convicted in the past for substantial violations of the provisions of The Act. 
The Foreign Investor should not have been convicted in the past of financial or commercial violations whether in the Kingdom or in other countries. 
The grant of a license shall not result in the breach of any international or regional agreement to which the Kingdom is a party.[...]" (Foreing Investment Act - Executive Rules, 2000)
Executive Rules of the Foreign Investment Law of Saudi Arabia, 2019
Foreing Investment Act - Executive Rules, 2000
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