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Israelis begin doing deals in Saudi Arabia

Following a change in Saudi Arabia’s entry requirements, dozens of Israeli businesspeople arrived recently to Riyadh and even closed deals there.

A general view shows office buildings at al-Raidah Digital City of the Saudi capital Riaydh on Feb. 28, 2022.
A general view shows office buildings at al-Raidah Digital City of the Saudi capital, Riaydh, on Feb. 28, 2022. — FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

The economic and commercial ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain following the Abraham Accords, which brought a rapid growth in trade (by five times and more) to nearly a billion dollars in 2021, has also led to the begininng of economic and business ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, or to be more exact, between businesspeople and companies from the two countries. 

Normalization of ties with Saudi Arabia could still take some time, but economic normalization seems to be starting to happen.

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