Kuwait was expected to sign a 1 billion USD (301,330,000 KWD) contract to a partnership with Italy's Salini Impregilo[13] and Turkey's Limak Construction[14] within the 2 next weeks to start the construction of the City. But despite Kuwait being one of the richest countries in the world, the government suffers a housing shortage problem. The contract on the other hand, covers the construction of the newly made roads of the City and it will be funded by the Kuwaiti government from its only own reserves.[15][16]