Get the latest tech news

Neom is reportedly turning into a financial disaster, except for McKinsey & Co.


A new WSJ report suggests that Saudi Arabia's now eight-year-old Neom project -- a futuristic, carbon-neutral, 105-mile-long linear city envisioned by

A new WSJ report suggests that Saudi Arabia’s now eight-year-old Neom project — a futuristic, carbon-neutral, 105-mile-long linear city envisioned by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — has become a financial sinkhole. The situation is starting to resemble Saudi Arabia’s own Waterloo, with MBS misjudging the monumental challenges inherent in his strategy, much like Napoleon did before him. Among the harsh realities threatening to derail the project are insufficient labor, inadequate roads, and a lack of electricity.

Get the Android app

Or read this on TechCrunch

Read more on:

Photo of neom

neom

Photo of financial disaster

financial disaster

Photo of McKinsey & Co.

McKinsey & Co.

Related news:

News photo

Saudi’s Neom Partners With Neuralink Rival Testing Brain Implant

News photo

Over 21000 Workers Reported Dead in Saudi Arabia's NEOM Project

News photo

New documentary reveals that 21,000 laborers have died working Saudi Vision 2030