Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 46

15-November-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

INFRASTRUCTURE

Crown Prince Launches $9.3Bn Development Project In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabias Crown Price 'Abd Allah launched on 7 November six development projects worth SR35bn ($9.3bn) around the Haram Mosque in Makkah. The projects include: the expansion of the mosques northern courtyard; the construction of the SR12bn ($3.2bn) Jabal Omar residential towers; the development of Ajyad General Hospital; and the construction...