Upon accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2005, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the Kingdom) made bilateral free trade commitments to the other members of the WTO with respect to curtailing limitations on market access and national treatment in various industry sectors. The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) - the governing authority for foreign direct investment in the Kingdom - has announced in early 2016 their plan to focus on priority sectors that have been identified to have a direct impact on economic and human development, including the healthcare sector. A part of this plan is to facilitate the entry of foreign investors into the Kingdom and remove any regulatory obstacles to investments by having meetings and sit-downs with foreign investors to identify their concerns and/or anticipated investment plans.