Saudi Leasing Company Signs Agreement with SIMAH

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Saudi Leasing Company Signs Agreement with SIMAH

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Saudi Financial Lease Registration Company has entered into a strategic partnership with Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH) through an agreement to exchange information and record financial lease data, in line with Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) guidelines for regulating the finance lease.

The partnership comes in line with SAMA's guidelines for all licensed leasing companies to establish a company to register financial leases and to start recording and documenting all finance leases in accordance with the requirements of the financial leasing system and its executive regulations.

The agreement was signed by SIMAH’s CEO Suwaid Bin Mohammed al-Zahrani and Board Member and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Saudi Leasing Company Turki al-Bayz.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Leasing Company Mazen al-Ghunaim said the agreement aimed at maintaining the integrity, stability and fairness of the financial sector, following the completion of all regulatory requirements in accordance with legal and technical procedures.

Ghunaim affirmed that the partnership will contribute to achieving the company's objectives in accelerating the implementation of the financial lease agreements for individuals and companies by providing accurate information with high efficiency of the contracts which contributes to protecting the rights of both parties. It also aims at developing the financial sector recently included in Vision 2030.

SIMAH CEO, Saed al-Zahrani, said that the joint cooperation between SAMA and the Saudi Financial Lease Registration Company is an extension of the joint efforts to achieve the vision of the SAMA and in order to stabilize the financial sector.

Zahrani pointed out that they seek to develop new products that will contribute to reducing financing risks, delaying payments and maintaining the rights of lessors and tenants alike and much more.



PIF Launches Al Waha, First Saudi-Owned Duty-Free Retailer

PIF Launches Al Waha, First Saudi-Owned Duty-Free Retailer
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PIF Launches Al Waha, First Saudi-Owned Duty-Free Retailer

PIF Launches Al Waha, First Saudi-Owned Duty-Free Retailer

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Monday the establishment of Al Waha Duty-Free Company (Al Waha), a travel retailer and the first Saudi-owned duty-free operator.

Al Waha, a wholly owned PIF company, will become a leader in travel retail and secure a greater share of passenger spending for the Saudi economy, said PIF in a statement.

Al Waha will develop luxury retail outlets in select locations across the Kingdom and feature a variety of merchandise including unique, high-quality Saudi products. The company will operate its airport outlets on a duty-free basis, and will explore additional travel retail opportunities at land border crossings and seaports, as well as channels such as inflight shopping.

Head of Consumer Goods and Retail in MENA Investments at PIF Majed Al-Assaf said: “By establishing Al Waha as a national travel retail champion, PIF intends to grow the Saudi travel retail industry and further support its ambitions for the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia.”

“Al Waha will offer a distinctive traveler experience across Saudi travel retail touch points through diverse product offerings, a duty-free operation and a superior digital customer journey,” he added.

There is considerable potential for Saudi Arabia to gain a larger share of travel retail spending in the future, and the continued increase in visitors coming to the country - as well as global events being hosted locally - offer new opportunities to generate sustainable travel retail revenues, he remarked.

PIF is unlocking the capabilities of strategic sectors to diversify the Saudi economy, stressed the statement.