Posted AT 9:00 AM EST on 24/08/08
‘Economic cities' key to Saudi hopes for future
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — An hour's drive north of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast, 8,000 workers toil under the relentless summer sun building what Saudi Arabia hopes will be the key to its social and economic future.
If all goes to plan, the King Abdullah Economic City and three sister developments in Hail, Jizan and Medina will by at least 2020 be vibrant communities in a country with high unemployment and an over-reliance on oil.
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