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Foreign worker remittances from Saudi soaring: economist

Source: Jang.com.pk
Riyadh : Saudi Arabia | about 1 month ago  
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  • Most foreign workers are of Asian or Middle Eastern origin
    Most foreign workers are of Asian or Middle Eastern origin
    Source: AFP
Most foreign workers are of Asian or Middle Eastern origin
Remittances from Saudi Arabia�s estimated nine million mostly Asian foreign workers are soaring as the kingdom recruits more of them for its massive development plan, an economist said on Saturday. At $18.4 billion last year and 15.0 billion in the first eight months of 2009, earnings sent abroad...
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