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Isabel Coles

Neom, MBS’s desert city dream, fades with the price of Saudi oil

The crown prince has been forced to rein in plans for his high-tech metropolis as costs spiral to $8.8tn and the kingdom’s wealth falls

Mon 2 Feb 2026

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Mark Malloch-Brown
The aid vacuum: poor countries will have to adapt as loans replace grants

Fri 5 Dec 2025

The aid vacuum: poor countries will have to adapt as loans replace grants

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