VOL. XLIV

No. 21

21-May-2001

SAUDI ARABIA

Financing Major Projects In Saudi Arabia: Status And Prospects

by Brad Bourland

The following is the text of a speech given by Brad Bourland, Chief Economist at the Saudi American Bank, presented at the "Investing in the Medina Region" conference held in Yanbu', Saudi Arabia, on 18 April.

Saudi Arabia has ambitious infrastructure plans, which unlike in the past will be in the hands of the private sector. Projects will be paid for through traditional...