Employees at licensed financial institutions reach 4,606, Saudization at 77% by Q3-end: CMA

06/12/2021 Argaam Special

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The Capital Market Authority's (CMA) data showed that the number of employees at licensed financial institutions reached 4,606 by the end of the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 115 employees quarter-on-quarter.

 

Meanwhile, the localization rate in those institutions reached 77% by the end of Q3 2021, according to the report of licensed persons issued recently.

 

Number of Employees at licensed financial institutions since 2017*

Period

Number of Employees

Saudization

Q1 2017

4420

70%

Q2 2017

4351

70%

Q3 2017

4379

70 %

Q4 2017

4342

71%

Q1 2018

4385

72%

Q2 2018

4332

72%

Q3 2018

4353

72%

Q4 2018

4325

73%

Q1 2019

4317

73%

Q2 2019

4240

73%

Q3 2019

4340

73%

Q4 2019

4348

73%

Q1 2020

4350

73%

Q2 2020

4371

73%

Q3 2020

4417

74%

Q4 2020

4395

75%

Q1 2021

4464

76%

Q2 2021

4491

76%

Q3 2021

4606

77%

*Includes data of companies that were licensed then but were unlicensed later on.

 

The number of licensed financial institutions reached 108 by the end of Q3 2021. SNB Capital topped the list with 410 employees, with 89% Saudization rate followed by HSBC Saudi Arabia Ltd with 304 employees and 82% Saudization rate.

 

Meanwhile, Merak Capital, JOA Capital, Razeen Capital and Tamra Capital achieved 100% Saudization.

 

Number of Employees at licensed financial institutions by Q3-end

Company

Number of Employees 

Saudization

Merak Capital

9

100%

JOA Capital

4

100%

Razeen Capital

5

100%

Tamra Capital

4

100%

Asyaf Investments

21

95%

Alinma Investment Company

149

95%

Miyar Capital

12

92%

Al Rajhi Capital Co.

225

91%

Arch Capital

10

90%

SNB Capital

410

89%

Riyad Capital

283

 88%

Ehata Capital

8

88%

Albilad Capital

153

88%

Impact Capital

13

85%

National Bonds Co.

19

84%

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