Announcements from SBI Middle East and our parent group, SBI Holdings (Tokyo).
SBI Middle East was a strategic sponsor of the GameJam Hackathon 2026, organized by Asharqia Chamber to develop solutions across gaming and esports. More than 111 competitors in 13 teams competed for over SAR 200,000 in prizes, with the winners honored by Prince Saud bin Nayef, Emir of the Eastern Province.
SBI Shinsei Bank signed its first project finance agreement in Saudi Arabia, joining the lender group refinancing ACWA Power's Rabigh 3 seawater desalination plant — a 600,000 cubic-meter-per-day facility, the world's largest reverse-osmosis plant, serving close to a million households in Makkah and Jeddah.
SBI Middle East took part as a sponsor in RAD 2025, the eighth Entrepreneurship Forum and Exhibition, organized by Asharqia Chamber with Monsha'at at Dhahran Expo from 24–26 November 2025 — strengthening connections between Japanese companies and Saudi government, investors and startups.
Signed at the Saudi–Japan Vision 2030 roundtable, the memorandum sets a path toward partnership in energy and infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia.
A collaboration with the PIF-owned Savvy Games Group to help Japanese game companies enter the Middle East market, combining SBI's digital-finance strengths with Savvy's gaming ecosystem.
An MOU with the Saudi nonprofit to create new platforms for entrepreneurs and foster exchange between Japan and Saudi Arabia, in line with Vision 2030.
A joint venture targeting $200M (SAR 750M) in foreign direct investment and over $2B in assets under management — investing in private equity, venture capital, private credit and real estate across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
The SBI Saudi Arabia Equity ETF lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, tracking the MSCI Saudi Arabia Index and giving Japanese investors direct access to the Kingdom's growth story.
The two groups agreed to explore collaboration in digital assets and semiconductors — including co-investment and support for Japanese digital-asset startups expanding into the Kingdom.
A Dubai-based joint fund investing in digital assets across the region — extending the Group's digital-finance reach into the Middle East.
Signed at a Saudi–Japanese roundtable in Jeddah, the agreement establishes a fund focused on information and financial technology, giving emerging fintech companies a platform to grow.
Selected business and partnership announcements from our parent group, SBI Holdings (Tokyo).
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