Saudi PIF launches 1st Saudi-owned duty-free retailer


By [e]Suad
  • World
  • Tuesday, 11 Mar 2025

RIYADH, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced Monday the launch of Al Waha Duty-Free Company, a travel retailer and the first Saudi-owned duty-free operator.

"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," PIF's Head of Consumer Goods and Retail in the MENA Investments Division, Majed Al-Assaf said in a statement.

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