Amr al-Dabbagh has no doubt that if he builds it, they will come. The governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is one of the brains behind King Abdullah Economic City, a $27 billion development rising out of the desert 100 km north of Jeddah, and he can already envision the arrival of [...]
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A New City in the Saudi Desert
Posted by Matt in October 4th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Middle East, 5 Million, Amr, Brains, Dabbagh, Desert, General Investment Authority, jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, No Doubt, Population, Sagia, Saudi Arabian, Saudi-Arabia, Taking Shape, Washington D C
The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia
Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Middle East, Alarm Bell, Bicycles, Buses, Construction Boom, Construction Site, Economy, King Abdullah Economic City, Lunch, November Afternoon, Oil Exports, Red Sea, Saudi-Arabia
[A detail from a rendering of the King Abdullah Economic City, on the Red Sea. It is one of six new cities planned by Saudi Arabia as it works to diversify its economy beyond oil exports.]
RABIGH, Saudi Arabia — THE alarm bell sounded the end of the lunch break here one November afternoon, and suddenly [...]
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