Saudi Stock Exchange CEO: Continuing to deepen financial connectivity between Asia and the Middle East.

Mohammed Elkuwaiz, CEO of the Saudi Stock Exchange, stated on November 11th that the market capitalization of the Saudi capital market exceeds 2.5 trillion US dollars, with over 380 listed companies. The number of qualified foreign investors has rapidly increased from 50 in 2017 to over 4,500 today. He said at the "CITIC Securities 2026 Capital Market Summit and China-Saudi Investment Cooperation Forum" that China's foreign direct investment in Saudi Arabia has been growing rapidly, reaching nearly 8.3 billion US dollars at the end of last year, indicating that the partnership between the two countries is growing in scale and strategic depth. In the future, they will continue to promote the continuous deepening of financial connectivity between Asia and the Middle East.