Saudi Arabia is one of the most active investment markets in the world, and one of the least understood by those entering it. This practical guide is written for the people who make the decisions: CEOs, CFOs and general counsel of foreign companies, and the law firms, advisers and embassies who support them.

In six Parts and 30 short chapters it takes you from the first decision to exit: • choosing your entry route, and registering with the Ministry of Investment • incorporation and the post-incorporation chain, step by step • employment and Saudization, tax, zakat and VAT • contracts under the Civil Transactions Law • government procurement, local content and the PIF ecosystem • litigation, arbitration, enforcement, insolvency and exit

Every chapter opens with an "At a glance" box and closes with a checklist. Three fictional investors, a German manufacturer, a Singapore SaaS company and a US engineering consultancy, are followed through the book. A toolkit gives you a master timeline and cost table, an authority directory in English and Arabic, and a bilingual glossary.

Plain English throughout. Laws are cited by name, Royal Decree number and date, and unsettled points are flagged as such. Law and practice as at 1 October 2026.

About the author: Cyrille Naffah is Managing Partner of The Edge Law Firm (Riyadh and Beirut), with more than 25 years of corporate and commercial practice across the Middle East and North Africa.