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60 posts · sorted by dateCabinet Decision 318: privatisation transfers keep continuous service, and the old employer pays pre-transfer gratuity on the last wage
Saudi Cabinet Decision No. 318, published in Umm Al-Qura on 25 September 2026, amends the rules for employees and workers in sectors targeted for transformation and privatisation: service stays continuous for end-of-service and leave, the supervising entity pays the pre-transfer portion on the last wage, and the receiving entity pays the rest.
Tunisia honour loans: bank platforms open Thursday 1 October, call your bank first
From Thursday 1 October 2026 an honour-loan application is accepted only on your own bank's platform. Only banks that made a profit in 2025 take part, paper applications already filed must be refiled online, and there is no single national platform. Call your branch for the official address.
Saber: Supplier Name and CR Number Required on Products
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization has issued a circular to Saber platform users requiring the supplier name, whether importer or local manufacturer, and its commercial registration number to be marked on the product as part of the labelling information requirements, across ten technical regulations effective 1 October 2026. SASO will verify compliance through the data submitted via Saber, and penalties under the Product Safety Law and its Executive Regulations apply to violators.
Saudi Arabia's New Procurement Law: What Changed and When
Saudi Arabia published a new Government Tenders and Procurement Law in Umm al-Qura on 22 Rabi al-Awwal 1448H, 4 September 2026. Its 101 articles replace the law issued under Royal Decree M/128 of 13/11/1440H, and it takes effect 120 days after publication, at the start of January 2027. Article 51 raises the delegation ceiling to SAR 50 million and Article 70 caps late-delivery penalties at 15 percent outside supply contracts.
Tunisia's RNE e-vault is now mandatory for every company
Since 1 September 2026, the National Business Registry's electronic vault has been mandatory for every entity registered in Tunisia. Combined with the exclusively electronic filing that took effect on 1 July, it permanently closes the paper route to the registry and makes digital identity — Mobile ID or DigiGo — a precondition for access.
BCT Circular 2026-08: Tunisia honour loans go online-only
The Central Bank of Tunisia has published Circular to Banks No. 2026-08 of 1 September 2026, implementing Decree 148 of 2026: from 1 October 2026, honour-loan and micro-financing applications must be filed exclusively through each bank's electronic platform, and any application filed by other means is disregarded.
Tunisia Honour Loans: Online Filing, Lending from September
Tunisia's Decree 148 of 2026 moves into execution: the Central Bank has directed banks to take honour-loan applications through secure electronic platforms rather than branch counters, with actual lending expected from early September 2026.
Saudi accounting Saudization hits 50% on 27 October 2026
Phase two of Saudi Ministerial Decision 103108 raises the accounting-professions Saudization rate to 50% on 27 October 2026 for establishments with five or more accountants. A Saudi accountant counts toward the rate only if three conditions hold at once: a job title among 21 listed codes, a GOSI contributory wage of at least SAR 6,000 for a bachelor's degree or SAR 4,500 for a diploma, and an active professional accreditation from SOCPA.
Saudi Arabia Raises Project Management Saudization to 70%
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, in partnership with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, has raised Saudization of private-sector project management professions to 70%, effective 14 February 2027. It applies to every establishment with three or more workers in the targeted professions, calculated at entity level rather than branch level.
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