750 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
What drives the budget of a residential development in Saudi Arabia for a foreign developer: land, design, permits, construction, supervision, sales, finance and contingency.
Read MoreRequired insurance is arranged quickly and paid for annually for the life of the facility. What it covers and where the cost varies.
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A project two hours from the nearest concrete plant is a different commercial proposition. The supply cost lines that only appear on remote sites.
Read MoreHow ZATCA transfer pricing rules apply to charges between a Saudi entity and its group, and the documentation and pricing errors that trigger adjustments.
Read MoreHow foreign investors buy Saudi Exchange shares: the Qualified Foreign Investor route compared with swaps, ETFs and funds, and what each means for control and cost.
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Design proceeds through stages for a reason. What each produces, and the cost of skipping ahead.
Read MoreAs built drawings, warranties, test certificates and manuals feel like paperwork at handover. Each missing item has a price that arrives years later.
Read MoreThe cost drivers of protecting patents, designs, copyright and trade secrets in Saudi Arabia through SAIP and the courts, and where foreign companies overspend or underspend.
Read MoreHouseholds change over twenty years and houses rarely do. The provisions that make later change possible, and what they cost now.
Read MoreWhat foreign companies get wrong about contracting with Saudi suppliers and subcontractors, from written terms to payment, quality and relationship management.
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What goes wrong between practical completion and the sale of a newly built Saudi villa, what each error costs in price or delay, and how to prove the unit is genuinely ready.
Read MoreThe cost drivers of resolving a commercial dispute in Saudi Arabia, through SCCA arbitration or the commercial courts, and the levers that keep legal spend proportionate.
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