Oil prices are sliding. That's a problem for Saudi Arabia and its Neom megaprojects.
A satellite image of the royal palace in Saudi Arabia's Neom project.
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- Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with megaprojects such as The Line in Neom.
- The kingdom's economy is still heavily dependent on oil revenues, but prices have been sliding.
- A big decline in oil revenue may make it harder to fund Saudi Arabia's ambitious megaprojects.
Saudi Arabia is still heavily reliant on oil revenues — and the collapse in oil prices in recent days is not good news for its Vision 2030 megaprojects.