Mideast Briefing

Saudi Arabia Scores Big Wins in Drive to Lure Tech Giants

A wall mural displays the '2030 Vision' logo and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Dhahran.

Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Just like footballers, some of the world’s biggest companies are finding Saudi Arabia’s cash too hard to ignore.

The kingdom’s drive to become a hub for everything from sports to tourism to business and trade has attracted a new wave of global technology giants, with Google, Microsoft and Amazon all committing to boost their presence in the country.