Wednesday, 3 February, 2021 - 10:30
Economic opportunities will double the population growth of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, within a decade (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Riyadh - Asharq Al-Awsat
The newly launched Riyadh Strategy is on track to generate mega projects, create job opportunities and expand the Saudi capital’s economic horizons, experts confirmed, stressing that this will allow for doubling the population within a decade.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said “global economies are based on cities, not countries because cities are the main cornerstone of development.”
Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, the Crown Prince revealed that the Saudi capital constitutes 50% of the Kingdom’s non-oil economy.