Riyadh, Oct. 24, 2019, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first among 190 countries globally in business environment reforms as part of facilitating entrepreneurs in doing business 2020 index, issued by the World Bank, ahead 30 ranks from last year. The ten sub-indicators include: starting commercial activities, issuance of building permits, access to electricity, property registration, access to credit, protection of minority investors, tax payment, trade across borders, enforcement of contracts and settlement of insolvency cases. --SPA 20:10 LOCAL TIME 17:10 GMT 0027 www.spa.gov.sa/w1197336