KAEC Opportunities
| Saudi Arabia’s drive for economic diversification and employment creation | |
| The 4 economic cities in Saudi Arabia are intended to make the country a highly attractive platform for investments while partnering with the local and international private sector, building an economic value for the country, and creating significant employment opportunities for its residents. | |
| KAEC’s strategic opportunities include | |
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| Strategically located regional powerhouse - Located on the crossroads between East and West. - Launch pad to >250 million consumers. - Largest economy in the region | Huge energy and feedstock advantage - KSA holds 25% of global oil reserves but KSA captures only 2% of the global energy-related market. |
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| Increasing housing demand - Existing urban areas are getting saturated - Housing demand is acutely increasing. - 190,000 additional new homes are required every year reaching 1.3 million new homes by 2015. | Increasing number of jobs needed - 5 million new jobs are needed by 2020. Saudi has attractive population dynamics with 70% of the population below the age of 30 years and 45% of the population below the age of 15 years. |






