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Saudi Privatization Strategy

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Saudi Privatization Strategy

Saudi Privatization Strategy

The Private Sector Participation (PSP) Program was launched in 2018, which sought to identify government assets and services that could be privatized in a number of sectors, and to develop the privatization system and mechanisms, and define the Public Private Partnership (PPP) frameworks to enhance the quality and efficiency of public services and support the contribution to economic development. Pursuant to Council of Ministers Resolution No.(436) Dated 3/8/1442 AH which has approved and issued the Private Sector Participation Law, through which the government seeks to:

1.Supporting achieving the strategic objectives of Government entities, rationalizing public expenditure, increasing Government revenues, raising the efficiency of the national economy, and increasing its competitiveness to face regional and international challenges and competition.
2.Enhancing the coverage and the quality of services, and the availability of services at the appropriate time and cost, raising the efficiency of Assets related to PSP projects and improving their level of management, and supporting readiness or restructuring of sectors, bodies, Assets, and Public Services targeted for PSP.
3.Encouraging local and foreign private sector to invest and actively participate in the national economy through projects that achieve the developmental objectives of the Government, and are economically feasible for public and private sectors, and increase the private sector’s share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) resulting in economic growth.
4.Increasing the participation of citizens in the ownership of Government Assets, increasing employment opportunities, and the optimal utilization of the national workforce.

Private Sector Participation (PSP) are either PPP or Divestment or both.

In order to consider the project as Public Private Partnership (PPP), The law stipulates a definition of partnership between the two sectors and The minimum elements that must be present for the project to be considered as a partnership project between the public and private sectors, as stated therein.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) defined as: A contractual arrangement related to Infrastructure or Public Service which results in a relationship between the Government and the Private Party containing the following elements:

1.The duration of the contractual arrangement shall be for a period of (5) years or more.
2.The Private Party, pursuant to the contractual arrangement, undertakes works including two or more of the following: design, construction, management, operation, maintenance, or finance of the Assets, whether these Assets are government-owned, or owned by the Private Party, or both.
3-There is a qualitative and quantitative allocation of risks between the Government and the Private Party.
4-The payments owed by or to the Private Party under this contractual arrangement are primarily based on the performance of its obligations.
5-The law also included in its ninth article that if the elements were not met therefor, Council of Economic and Development Affairs “CEDA” may, based on recommendation from National center for PPP and Privatization “NCP” Board of Directors, assess any Infrastructure or Public Services project, and classify it as a PPP or Divestment project subject to the provisions of the Law, or classify it as a project that is not subject to the provisions of the Law, irrespective of whether the definition of PPP or the definition of Divestment contained in the Law applied or not.

The provisions of the Law shall apply to all Contracts entered into by ministries, other Governmental bodies, and companies that the Government sets up or owns, directly or indirectly, with a share that exceeds (50%) of its capital and the purpose of which is the execution of a PSP project.

In order to stimulate the foreign private sector to invest and actively participate in the national economy, the law ensures (after an approval from the NCP’s board of directors), the Private Party, where it is a foreign investor, may lease real estate within the boundaries of the cities of Makkah and Medina for a period equal to the duration of the Contract for the purpose of executing the PSP project.