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I'm pretty sure we had a topic on this already, but it has gone MIA.
A story on it from 2019 (the project was first unveiled in 2017):
From last year:
Saudi Crown Prince’s Vision for Neom, a Desert City-State, Tests His Builders
The $500 billion project is intended to help lure foreign investors and diversify Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy, but it is mired in delays and dealing with an employee exodus.
www.wsj.com
A story on it from 2019 (the project was first unveiled in 2017):
A Prince’s $500 Billion Desert Dream: Flying Cars, Robot Dinosaurs and a Giant Artificial Moon
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince turned to U.S. consultants for help imagining a massive new city-state in the northwest of his kingdom. What emerged was a Jetsons-style world of automation.
www.wsj.com
From last year:
Saudi Crown Prince Barrels Ahead With Big Projects to Boost Economy
The kingdom is moving forward with multibillion-dollar plans to build cities despite the Covid-19 pandemic and depressed oil prices, betting that projects closely associated with the crown prince will kick-start its economic recovery.
www.wsj.com
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