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Saudi Arabia recorded a 53 percent increase in commercial franchise registrations during the first nine months of 2026, reaching 6,484 registrations, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce has urged commercial establishments to obtain the necessary licenses to practice their registered activities within 90 days of registration in the Commercial Register.
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Saudi Arabia's non-oil activities grew by 1.9 percent year-on-year in the Q3 of 2026, despite a 3.8 percent decline in the Kingdom's real gross domestic product (GDP), according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).
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Worker unrest shuts hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh
