Monday, 13 December 2010

Castles in the sand | Features | The Lawyer

Saudi Arabia is investing heavily in infrastructure to cope with a booming population, but international firms looking to make a fast buck may have to temper their ambitions for a while yet,

The Riyadh skyline is dotted with cranes these days, as artists’ impressions of grand futuristic buildings become reality.

The building boom in Saudi Arabia is just part of a huge, government-led initiative to modernise and expand the kingdom’s infrastructure. Saudi Arabia’s ­demographics are skewed towards the young, with recent estimates putting the proportion of Saudis aged 14 or under at around 40 per cent of the 27 million-strong population.

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