IPO Fever

Saudi IPOs raised $2.1 billion in first half of 2024, leading GCC

Bumper first half of the year represented a 141% increase in funds raised via public offerings by Saudi companies from the same period in 2023

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul stock exchange. (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul stock exchange. (Getty Images)

IPO fundraising jumped in Saudi Arabia during the first half of 2024 while slowing in other Gulf markets.

Saudi companies raised $2.1 billion in 19 offerings, a 141% increase from the first half of 2023, according to Markaz, the...