The research note by Alan Robertson, CEO, Jones Lang LaSalle MENA, prooves that Middle Eastern investors have been strong net buyers in overseas markets in recent years.
Considering the capital transactions across the world's commercial real estate markets, 2011 was a significantly more active year than 2010.
During the year 2011, Middle Eastern investors were able to take advantage of continued request for real estate in many global markets to get rid of assets they had purchased in recent years and repatriate capital to their local economies.