RIYADH: Saudi companies stepped up overseas investment in the first half of 2026, with outbound greenfield spending jumping 90 percent to $3.3 billion even as global investment plans contracted sharply, a new report showed. According to Emirates NBD, Saudi Arabia was the only market among five tracked by the Dubai-based bank — Saudi Arabia, India, Turkiye, Egypt and the UAE — to record growth in outbound greenfield investment, with 39 projects announced during the six months to the end of June
