Real Madrid plans $1bn ‘sportainment’ complex


Issue 921 - 06 Apr 2012 | 4 minute read

The announcement of a $1bn Real Madrid resort on Ras al-Khaimah’s (RAK) first manmade island has been touted in the local press as evidence of the return of the UAE’s prestigious mega-projects after several years of uncertainty. But with funding not yet secured, analysts are viewing the development with a degree of scepticism.

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