Publications
Publications
- January 2019
- HBS Case Collection
King Abdullah Economic City: Population Drivers and Cash Flow
By: John D. Macomber
Abstract
CEO of high profile new economic city in Saudi Arabia must decide how to allocate limited investment funds across projects under duress. Issues include understanding core economic drivers; planning infrastructure investment and return; attracting multinationals; and assessing energy policy, sustainability, urban planning, government incentives, and regulations. Students must allocate limited funds or accept outside investors at distress terms, with respect to city center, retail, resort, residential, education, utilities, commercial sale or leased land, worker housing, and a potential seaport.
Keywords
Urban Development; Infrastructure; Project Finance; Resource Allocation; Decision Making; City; Real Estate Industry; Saudi Arabia
Citation
Macomber, John D. "King Abdullah Economic City: Population Drivers and Cash Flow." Harvard Business School Case 219-079, January 2019.