CONSTRUCTION

Saudi Binladen Group Seeks Restructure Advisor for Billions of Debt – Report

A construction worker in Saudi Arabia speaks on his mobile phone at a construction site in Riyadh.
The Saudi BinLaden Group is seeking an advisor to help the troubled company restructure as much as $20-$30 billion in debt, according to a new report in Reuters.

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