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Presentation at the US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum (Dec 5-7, 2011, Atlanta, GA). Among the presentations was this one covering the King Abdullah Economic City.

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Page 1: Business Forum: KAEC

Page 1December 4, 2011

King Abdullah Economic City

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Page 2December 4, 2011

Vision

To establish King Abdullah

Economic City (KAEC) as a great Economic City (KAEC) as a great

enabler of socio-economic

development in the Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia

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Page 3~ Size of Washington D.C.

KAEC is the largest planned Economic City, at over 168 km2

14 km²

62.5 km²

13.5 km²

5 km²

46 km²

27 km²

Total land area: 168 km²

Development zones:Port

Industry

City Center

Education

Residential

Resorts

Resorts• Luxury villas and townhouses• Seaside resorts

Residential Zones• Fully integrated communities with modern life-style • Attractive housing for all income groups

Educational District• Higher education facilities incl. supporting infrastructure• Sports stadium

Central Business District • High density living and commercial space• Financial Island, Central Park

Industrial Park• To host over 2,500 manufacturers and logistic

companies in a Special Economic Zone

Sea Port - opens 2012• Ultimate capacity to handle 20 million TEU• Aiming to be one of world’s top 10 container ports

Healthcare Ecosystem • Medical facilities, medical education,

pharmaceutical production and distribution

Media Ecosystem• 800,000m2 of production, post production,

conference centers and high quality offices

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Current developments in KAECOn track to create a Global logistics and Industrial Hub

Rail Station

Industrial ValleyPhase 2

Primary Infrastructure

Gas Pipe to serve Steel Manufacturing zone

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PORT

Bay La Sun

Business District

EsmeraldaHigh end housing

Industrial Valley Phase I

Port

Phase 1Talah GardensMid Income housing

Power Plant

zone

Bonded Zone

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Industrial Valley

Phase 1A:

� 1.6 million sqm of industrial land ready with infrastructure and services.

All industrial plots have been leased.

Phase 1B:

� 2.0 million sqm under construction, ready Q2 2013.

Phase 2:

� 7.0 million sqm under development, ready Q4 2013

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� 7.0 million sqm under development, ready Q4 2013

Bonded Zone:

� First Bonded Zone in Saudi Arabia. Under development, ready Q1 2014

Anchor tenants in all clusters have selected KAEC for their new projects

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King Abdullah Port

� Phase 1A/B :

�4 millionTEU

�1500 meter container berth

�Channel depth : 18 meters

Planned as the largest port on the Red Sea and one of the top 10 ports in the world

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� First commercial operation :

July 2013

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Riyadh

Dammam

To Far East

KuwaitTo Europe & N. America

Trains

Serving the Gulf

Hazm Al-JalamidQurayyatQurayyatQurayyatQurayyat

Integrating Ports with Rail

The LandBridge will make KAEC an ideal logistics launch pad, for Saudi and the region

KAEC

Riyadh

To Far East

Trains

Ethiopia

UAE

Oman

Less traffic around the peninsula

Sudan

Jeddah

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Thank YouThank YouThank YouThank You