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ArticleMarketing Foreign Property In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia?As the largest economy in the region and with year on year stable growth in GDP, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("KSA") is increasingly being seen as a fertile source of potential buyers of real estate located outside KSA.Saudi ArabiaReal Estate and ConstructionAl Tamimi