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Saudi luring top design firms amid Dubai woes

Architects and engineers are descending on Saudi Arabia, seeking shelter from the busted real estate bubble in Dubai and lured by the resilient construction market in the oil-rich kingdom.
Saudi Arabia needs to “supply 1,000 residential units a day for at least the next five years, and we need strong firms to deliver,” said Fahad al-Said, the chief executive of the Riyadh-listed Saudi Real Estate Co, better known as Al Akaria.

Wednesday 30 December, 2009 02:30 PM

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