Saudis say ‘thank you’ to expatriates with India Week

For decades, they were considered itinerants of the oil-fuelled boom, people who came to make a living – often under restrictive conditions – and returned after accumulating their tax-free riyals. That perception has slowly peeled away over time in Saudi Arabia, and there is growing recognition that expatriates undergirded much of the kingdom’s growth story. 

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