Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources issued 168 new licenses in December 2025, with investments amounting to SAR 1.98 billion.

These licenses contributed to creating more than 1,576 job opportunities across the Kingdom’s regions, according to recent figures by the National Industrial and Mining Information Center.

The figures showed that 117 factories started production in December 2025 with investments worth SAR 1.68 billion, creating 2,587 new jobs. Additionally, the number of existing factories in the Kingdom reached 12,946 in the same month, up from 12,874 in November 2025.

These figures reflect the tangible results of the ministry's continuous efforts and strategic initiatives to stimulate the industrial sector and attract significant capital investment.