Purpose

This paper aims to examine the extent to which these reforms address the limitations of Saudi Arabia’s previous investment framework. Long viewed as a hostile environment in which to do business, the Saudi Government has enacted a broad sweep of measures aimed at restoring investor confidence in central aspects of the country’s evolving private law framework.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper offers a timely assessment of the raft of foreign investment reforms, both legislative and regulatory, that have been introduced in Saudi Arabia over the last decade.

Findings

The paper will proceed by outlining the perceived failings of the old investment regime before going on to reforms.

Originality/value

It will consider the remaining obstacles to the flow of foreign investment in Saudi Arabia in the context of the dual forces that have historically defined the Kingdom’s ambivalent investment law regime.

中文翻译：

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重新评估沙特阿拉伯的外国投资法：从保护主义到自由化

 目的

本文旨在探讨这些改革在多大程度上解决了沙特阿拉伯先前投资框架的局限性。沙特政府长期以来被视为一个充满敌意的营商环境，但它已颁布了一系列广泛的措施，旨在恢复投资者对该国不断发展的私法框架核心方面的信心。

设计/方法论/途径

本文对过去十年沙特阿拉伯推出的一系列外国投资改革（立法和监管方面）进行了及时评估。

 发现

本文将首先概述旧投资体制的明显缺陷，然后再进行改革。

 原创性/价值

它将在历史上定义沙特阿拉伯矛盾的投资法制度的双重力量的背景下，考虑沙特阿拉伯外国投资流动的剩余障碍。