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Why The Gulf States Need To Keep Building Big Dumb Mega Projects

Why The Gulf States Need To Keep Building Big Dumb Mega Projects

Economics Explained

October 13, 202223m 36s

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and other oil rich Middle Eastern states have announced plans to collectively invest trillions of dollars in new megaprojects, the most extreme of which is Saudi Arabia's $1 trillion 170km skyscraper called The Line. Why are these countries spending so much on mega projects and does it make any economic sense?

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