|| Business Desk: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund's Board of Directors, chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has approved PIF's 2026-2030 strategy, a continuation of the fund's long-term strategy. This strategy will focus on delivering competitive domestic ecosystems to connect sectors, unlock the full potential of strategic assets, maximize long-term returns, and continue to drive the economic transformation of Saudi Arabia and further enhance the quality of life of its citizens. The 2026-2030 strategy marks a natural evolution as PIF moves from a period of rapid growth and acceleration to a new phase of sustained value creation, with a strengthened focus on maximizing impact, raising the efficiency of investments, and applying the highest standards of governance, transparency and institutional excellence. In addition, PIF will further enable the role of the private sector as an effective partner for sustainable economic development. Under the 2026-2030 strategy, PIF has structured its investments into three portfolios. The Vision Portfolio aims to leverage synergies across strategic sectors, maximize value for PIF portfolio companies, and continue to drive the growth of the local economy. It will contribute to national priorities through the delivery of six competitive domestic ecosystems and by further integrating PIF's investments. The Vision Portfolio will also unlock new opportunities for the domestic private sector as an investor, partner, and supplier, to further enable its role as an effective partner for sustainable economic development, while also attracting global partners and investors. The six ecosystems include: tourism, travel, and entertainment; urban development and livability; advanced manufacturing and innovation; as well as industrials and logistics; clean energy, water, and renewables infrastructure; and Neom. The Strategic Portfolio will actively manage key strategic assets to maximize financial returns and the economic impact of PIF's companies, while supporting their efforts to attract capital and become global champions. Through the Strategic Portfolio, PIF will also continue to invest in opportunities arising from long-term global trends. The Financial Portfolio will focus on delivering sustainable financial returns to further strengthen PIF's financial position and continue to grow national wealth for future generations. It will manage PIF's direct and indirect investments in global markets to maximize returns, while building a more diversified and resilient portfolio. The Financial Portfolio will also further strengthen strategic international partnerships to help attract capital and increase access to global investment opportunities. PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan said: "PIF's strategy continues to deliver results as we grow domestically and internationally. In less than a decade, we have launched unprecedented projects, including giga-projects and major real estate developments, in addition to unique investments in strategic sectors such as artificial intelligence, gaming and esports, and renewable energy. PIF also grew assets under management six-fold and attracted global partners and capital to take part in Saudi Arabia's transformation." He added that PIF will continue to support Saudi Vision 2030 objectives by delivering competitive domestic ecosystems, investing in national champions that have the potential to scale globally, and forming global economic partnerships, building on what has been achieved under PIF's 2021-2025 strategy. "The 2026-2030 strategy is a natural next step in PIF's growth journey. It offers our partners more opportunities to invest in high-quality assets and ecosystems, alongside PIF. In the next five years, we will continue to build on our great achievements and strengthen our global leadership to deliver success for PIF and Saudi Arabia," Al-Rumayyan said. PIF will continue to invest with agility in both local and international markets and maintain its ability to respond to emerging opportunities that benefit the local economy and impact an ever-shifting global economy. It will maintain a disciplined focus on value realization, sustainable returns, enhanced capital efficiency and the highest institutional standards, as it drives innovation and advanced utilization of data and artificial intelligence. PIF's 2026-2030 strategy provides a clear strategic direction for the coming decades. It also strengthens PIF's position as a local and global investor, with a diversified and resilient portfolio that contributes to Saudi Arabia's long-term economic prosperity. PIF's unique mandate will remain the same: to drive the economic transformation of Saudi Arabia and generate sustainable financial returns. The strategy builds on the substantial progress and achievements delivered by PIF under its previous strategies, including increasing assets under management from $150 billion in 2015 to more than $900 billion; achieving an annualized total shareholder return of over 7 percent since 2017; and investing more than $199 billion in new projects in Saudi Arabia from 2021 to 2025. It also contributed more than $243 billion to real non-oil gross domestic product from 2021 to 2024, equivalent to around 10 percent of Saudi Arabia's total non-oil GDP in 2024; and spent together with its portfolio companies more than $157 billion with the local private sector from 2021 to 2024. The strategy further involves expanding PIF's global presence in priority markets with subsidiary company offices in North America, Europe, and Asia to deepen its international ties and continue investing in future-focused sectors, as well as maintaining strong credit ratings from each of the world's top three rating agencies. Moody's rated PIF Aa3 with a stable outlook, while Fitch rated PIF A+, also with a stable outlook.