After a slower period for developers, 2017 saw a wave of new mega-projects announced in the Kingdom, with cities including Taif, Jeddah, Makkah and Medina set to host new large-scale developments. The emphasis was on providing needed homes for the growing Saudi population and driving further economic diversification, with projects aiming to...
To what extent can better use of building technologies improve the Kingdom’s housing projects?
One of the main objectives for the Ministry of Education (MoE) in the National Transformation Programme (NTP), the kingdom’s development plan to 2020, is the continuation of a “shift to digital education in support of both teachers and students”. This ambition builds on major investment in recent years aimed at bringing the electronic...
How will economic diversification impact the growth of real estate projects within and beyond the Kingdom’s main urban centres?
The long-term development plan Saudi Vision 2030 seeks to transform the economy from powerful but hydrocarbons-dependent to diversified, dynamic and knowledge intensive, with a high standard of living for all citizens. One of the most ambitious policy documents published by any country, it is already having an extensive impact on the...
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