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ownership comes with resident status for the owner and his or her
family. Such properties tend to be expensive and thus out of reach for
most expatriates.
6 The naturalization process for citizens of Arab countries is sometimes
more manageable than the process for non-Arabs, but is onerous in
any case.
7 Robert Looney, “Saudization and Sound Economic Reforms: Are the
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9 Ibid.
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12 Economic Development Board, “Reforming Bahrain’s Labour
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13 Ibid.
14 Kito de Boer and Jaap B. Kalkman, “Meeting Bahrain’s Challenges:
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16 Gassan Al-Kibsi, Claus Benkert, and Jorg Schubert. “Getting Labor
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